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coccygeous

coccygeous adjective: synonym of coccygeal.

Adjective

coccygeous (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of coccygeal.
    • By sweeping the finger from side to side through an arc of 180 degrees at successfully higher levels, the examiner can palpate all of the fibers of the leva- tor ani and of the coccygeous muscle.2000, Fred M. Howard, Pelvic Pain: Diagnosis and Management, page 342
    Synonyms:
    coccygeal

Synonyms of coccygeous

Origin of coccygeous

From coccyx + -ous.

Questions about coccygeous

What does coccygeous mean?
Coccygeous means synonym of coccygeal.
What part of speech is coccygeous?
Coccygeous is an adjective.

Words near coccygeous in the dictionary

  1. coccygeally
  2. coccygean
  3. coccygectomies
  4. coccygectomy
  5. coccygei
  6. coccygeous
  7. coccyges
  8. coccygeus
  9. coccygian
  10. coccygodynia
  11. coccyodynia

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