coccygeal


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coc·cyg·e·al

 (kŏk-sĭj′ē-əl)
adj.
Of or relating to the coccyx: coccygeal vertebra.

[From New Latin coccȳx, coccȳg-, coccyx; see coccyx.]
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Adj.1.coccygeal - of or relating to or near the coccyx
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coc·cyg·e·al

a. coccígeo, rel. al cóccix.
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