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coxalgia

American  
[kok-sal-jee-uh, -juh] / kɒkˈsæl dʒi ə, -dʒə /
Also coxalgy

noun

  1. pain in the hip.


coxalgia British  
/ kɒkˈsældʒɪə /

noun

  1. pain in the hip joint

  2. disease of the hip joint causing pain

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Other Word Forms

  • coxalgic adjective

Etymology

Origin of coxalgia

First recorded in 1855–60; cox(a) + -algia