ALL meanings of coccyx
coc·cyx
C c - countable noun coccyx The coccyx is the small triangular bone at the lower end of the spine in human beings and some apes. 3
- noun coccyx a small triangular bone at the end of the spinal column in man and some apes, representing a vestigial tail 3
- noun coccyx a small, triangular bone at the lower end of the vertebral column, formed by the fusion of four rudimentary vertebrae and articulating with the sacrum 3
- noun coccyx anatomy: tailbone 1
- noun coccyx A small, triangular bone at the base of the spinal column in humans and some apes, formed of fused vestigial vertebrae. 1
- noun plural coccyx a small triangular bone forming the lower extremity of the spinal column in humans, consisting of four ankylosed rudimentary vertebrae. 1
- noun plural coccyx a corresponding part in certain animals. 1
- noun coccyx (medicine, formal) The final (bottommost) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone. 0