Definition of coxa in English:

coxa

nounPlural coxae ˈkɒksəˈkɑksə

1Anatomy
The hip bone or hip joint.
Example sentencesExamples
- The hip bone or os coxae is not subject to great variation.
- The acetabulum is a hemispherical socket formed in the os coxae of a newborn.
- These are the trochanter, which acts as a swivel joint for the leg, and the coxa, which anchors the leg to the body.
- This allows the attachment of powerful muscles that might have provided the coxae with a strong rolling ability.
2Entomology
The first or basal segment of the leg of an insect.
Example sentencesExamples
- Burke interpreted the ventral sclerite as being solely comprised of the sternite fused with the coxae.
- First the skin tears under the carapace just above the coxae of the legs.
- Offspring from each female were measured from the rostrum to the end of the last large coxa.
- I assume that in lichids the coxae were spinose, and that their movements carried food particles forward along the midline.
- The leg of the latter has few segments: coxa, basis, and perhaps four endopod segments.

Derivatives

coxal

adjective

The space between the inguinal ligament and the coxal bone is divided by the iliopectineal arch.
Example sentencesExamples
- Each coxal bone forms with the fusion of three bones.
- The sacrum, coccyx, and the two coxal bones form the pelvis.
- Such particles were further comminuted between the coxal spines and ridges.
- Conversely, coxal glands of many chelicerates have substantial similarities with this organ.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Latin, 'hip'.

Definition of coxa in US English:

coxa

nounˈkäksəˈkɑksə

Anatomy

1The hipbone or hip joint.
Example sentencesExamples
- The hip bone or os coxae is not subject to great variation.
- This allows the attachment of powerful muscles that might have provided the coxae with a strong rolling ability.
- These are the trochanter, which acts as a swivel joint for the leg, and the coxa, which anchors the leg to the body.
- The acetabulum is a hemispherical socket formed in the os coxae of a newborn.
1. 1.1Entomology The first or basal segment of the leg of an insect.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The leg of the latter has few segments: coxa, basis, and perhaps four endopod segments.
  Burke interpreted the ventral sclerite as being solely comprised of the sternite fused with the coxae.
  I assume that in lichids the coxae were spinose, and that their movements carried food particles forward along the midline.
  Offspring from each female were measured from the rostrum to the end of the last large coxa.
  First the skin tears under the carapace just above the coxae of the legs.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Latin, ‘hip’.

单词	coxa
释义	Definition of coxa in English: coxa nounPlural coxae ˈkɒksəˈkɑksə 1Anatomy The hip bone or hip joint. Example sentencesExamples The hip bone or os coxae is not subject to great variation. The acetabulum is a hemispherical socket formed in the os coxae of a newborn. These are the trochanter, which acts as a swivel joint for the leg, and the coxa, which anchors the leg to the body. This allows the attachment of powerful muscles that might have provided the coxae with a strong rolling ability. 2Entomology The first or basal segment of the leg of an insect. Example sentencesExamples Burke interpreted the ventral sclerite as being solely comprised of the sternite fused with the coxae. First the skin tears under the carapace just above the coxae of the legs. Offspring from each female were measured from the rostrum to the end of the last large coxa. I assume that in lichids the coxae were spinose, and that their movements carried food particles forward along the midline. The leg of the latter has few segments: coxa, basis, and perhaps four endopod segments. Derivatives coxal adjective The space between the inguinal ligament and the coxal bone is divided by the iliopectineal arch. Example sentencesExamples Each coxal bone forms with the fusion of three bones. The sacrum, coccyx, and the two coxal bones form the pelvis. Such particles were further comminuted between the coxal spines and ridges. Conversely, coxal glands of many chelicerates have substantial similarities with this organ. Origin Late 17th century: from Latin, 'hip'. Definition of coxa in US English: coxa nounˈkäksəˈkɑksə Anatomy 1The hipbone or hip joint. Example sentencesExamples The hip bone or os coxae is not subject to great variation. This allows the attachment of powerful muscles that might have provided the coxae with a strong rolling ability. These are the trochanter, which acts as a swivel joint for the leg, and the coxa, which anchors the leg to the body. The acetabulum is a hemispherical socket formed in the os coxae of a newborn. 1.1Entomology The first or basal segment of the leg of an insect. Example sentencesExamples The leg of the latter has few segments: coxa, basis, and perhaps four endopod segments. Burke interpreted the ventral sclerite as being solely comprised of the sternite fused with the coxae. I assume that in lichids the coxae were spinose, and that their movements carried food particles forward along the midline. Offspring from each female were measured from the rostrum to the end of the last large coxa. First the skin tears under the carapace just above the coxae of the legs. Origin Late 17th century: from Latin, ‘hip’.
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