coxa

[ kok-suh ]

/ ˈkɒk sə /

noun, plural cox·ae [kok-see]. /ˈkɒk si/.

Anatomy.

innominate bone.
the joint of the hip.

Zoology. the first or proximal segment of the leg of insects and other arthropods.

Origin of coxa

1700–10; <Latin: hip

OTHER WORDS FROM coxa

coxal, adjectivepost·cox·al, adjective

Words nearby coxa

cow town, cow tree, cow vetch, cox, COX-2 inhibitor, coxa, coxalgia, coxa magna, coxa plana, coxa valga, coxa vara

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for coxa

First lateral suture: Odonata; starts from beneath base of front wing behind humeral suture and meets it behind second coxa.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
The coxa is the joint that connects the leg with the trunk of the insect.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
If the angle is less than 120° the condition is one of coxa vara; if greater than 140°, coxa valga.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
A set of dorso-ventral muscles moving the coxa of each limb in its socket.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell

The second joint of the leg, by which the thigh inosculates in the Coxa.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for coxa

coxa

/ (ˈkɒksə) /

noun plural coxae (ˈkɒksiː)

a technical name for the hipbone or hip joint

the basal segment of the leg of an insect

Derived forms of coxa

coxal, adjective

Word Origin for coxa

C18: from Latin: hip

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for coxa

coxa

[ kŏk′sə ]

n. pl. cox•ae (kŏk′sē′)

hipbone

hip joint

单词	coxa
释义	coxa [ kok-suh ] / ˈkɒk sə / noun, plural cox·ae [kok-see]. /ˈkɒk si/. Anatomy. innominate bone. the joint of the hip. Zoology. the first or proximal segment of the leg of insects and other arthropods. Origin of coxa 1700–10; <Latin: hip OTHER WORDS FROM coxa coxal, adjectivepost·cox·al, adjective Words nearby coxa cow town, cow tree, cow vetch, cox, COX-2 inhibitor, coxa, coxalgia, coxa magna, coxa plana, coxa valga, coxa vara Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coxa First lateral suture: Odonata; starts from beneath base of front wing behind humeral suture and meets it behind second coxa. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology\|John. B. Smith The coxa is the joint that connects the leg with the trunk of the insect. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)\|William Kirby If the angle is less than 120° the condition is one of coxa vara; if greater than 140°, coxa valga. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles A set of dorso-ventral muscles moving the coxa of each limb in its socket. The Origin of Vertebrates\|Walter Holbrook Gaskell The second joint of the leg, by which the thigh inosculates in the Coxa. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)\|William Kirby British Dictionary definitions for coxa coxa / (ˈkɒksə) / noun plural coxae (ˈkɒksiː) a technical name for the hipbone or hip joint the basal segment of the leg of an insect Derived forms of coxa coxal, adjective Word Origin for coxa C18: from Latin: hip Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for coxa coxa [ kŏk′sə ] n. pl. cox•ae (kŏk′sē′) hipbone hip joint The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
随便看	sump syndrome sumpter sumptuary sumptuary law sumptuous sumter sumter, fort sum total sum-up sumy sun sun also rises, the sun-and-planet gear sun animalcule sunback sunbake sunbaked sunbath sunbathe sunbeam sun bear sunbed sunbelt sunberry sunbird