coccyx

Betekenis (Engels)

The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.

Sinonieme

tailbone

tail bone

tail

tail base

os coccygis

extremity

os coxae

rear end

rump

Vertalings

coccyx

coccige

cóccix

cóccix

Steißbein

còccix

coxis

staartbeen

stuitbeen

coccyx

Schwanzbein

stuit

Coccyx

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈkɑksɪks/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Latin coccyx, from Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux, “cuckoo”), referring to the curved shape of a cuckoo's beak when viewed from the side.