Definition of coxa Coxa
cox•a
We found 4 definitions of coxa from 4 different sources.
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What does coxa mean?
WordNet
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| coxa - the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum | ||
| hip, hip joint, articulatio coxae | ||
| articulatio spheroidea, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint, ball-and-socket joint a joint that can rotate within a socket | ||
| thigh the part of the leg between the hip and the knee | ||
| pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis, hip a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- coxa (n.)
The first joint of the leg of an insect or crustacean.
Part of speech
🔤- coxa, noun, singular of coxae.
