Meaning & use
coxal
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Relating to the hip or hip joint.
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The patient was diagnosed with coxal arthritis affecting her mobility.
The insect's coxal segment connects the leg to its body.
A note on using this word
'Coxal' derives from 'coxa,' Latin for hip, and is used in both human anatomy and entomology, where it names the base segment of an insect's leg.
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