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Coxa

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Noun

1. articulatio coxae, coxa, hip, hip joint

the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum

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Coxa

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nounWord forms: plural coxae (ˈkɒksiː )
1. 
a technical name for the hipbone or hip joint
2. 
the basal segment of the leg of an insect

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Coxa

see synonyms of coxa
nounWord forms: plural ˈcoxae (ˈkɑksi ; käkˈsē)
1. 
the hip or hip joint
2. 
the segment of the leg that attaches to the body of an insect or other arthropod

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Coxa

see synonyms of coxa
n. pl. cox·ae (kŏksē)
1. Anatomy The hip or hip joint.
2. Zoology The first segment of the leg of an insect or other arthropod, joining the leg to the body.

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