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coccydynia

coccydynia noun: pain in the coccyx or its area.

Noun

coccydynia (uncountable)

  1. Pain in the coccyx or its area.
    • A five-year prospective trial involving 120 patients was undertaken to investigate the aetiology and treatment of coccydynia.1991, “Coccydynia. Aetiology and treatment”, in The Bone & Joint Journal

Synonyms of coccydynia

Origin of coccydynia

From coccyx + -dynia.

Questions about coccydynia

What does coccydynia mean?
Coccydynia means pain in the coccyx or its area.
What part of speech is coccydynia?
Coccydynia is a noun.

Words near coccydynia in the dictionary

  1. cocculinids
  2. cocculolidine
  3. cocculus indicus
  4. coccus
  5. coccyalgia
  6. coccydynia
  7. coccygalgia
  8. coccygeal
  9. coccygeal vertebra
  10. coccygeal vertebrae
  11. coccygeally

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