Meaning & use
Coxa
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In vertebrate anatomy, the hip joint; in entomology, the basal segment of an insect's leg that attaches it to the body.
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The X-ray revealed early signs of arthritis in the patient's coxa.
The coxa connects the insect's leg to its thorax.
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From Latin 'coxa,' meaning hip; used mainly in medical and entomological terminology.
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hip joint
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