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coxal

coxal adjective: sciatic (relating to the hip).

Adjective

coxal (not comparable)

  1. sciatic (relating to the hip)
  2. Relating to a coxite

Origin of coxal

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or Late Latin coxalis, from Latin coxa. By surface analysis, cox- + -al.

Words formed from coxal

Questions about coxal

What does coxal mean?
Coxal means sciatic (relating to the hip).
What part of speech is coxal?
Coxal is an adjective.

Words near coxal in the dictionary

  1. cox-
  2. coxa
  3. coxa valga
  4. coxa vara
  5. coxae
  6. coxal
  7. coxalgia
  8. coxalgias
  9. coxalgic
  10. coxalgies
  11. coxalgy

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