coccyx

FREQ #45877

n. 尾骨 [医] 尾骨

发音

US /ˈkɑksɪks/
UK /ˈkɒksɪks/

词形变化

coccyges 复数 coccyges coccyxes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    尾骨

    尾骶骨

    尾闾骨

    正式 医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

tailbone

上位词 2

bone os

部分词 1

coccygeal vertebra

整体词 10

back hip spine backbone pelvis pelvic arch pelvic girdle rachis spinal column vertebral column

词源

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

来源：wiktionary