Coxa

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coxa \Cox"a\ (k?ks"?), n. [L., the hip.] (Zool.)
     The first joint of the leg of an insect or crustacean.
     [1913 Webster] Coxalgia

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  coxa
       n : the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and
           the acetabulum [syn: {hip}, {hip joint}, {articulatio
           coxae}]
       [also: {coxae} (pl)]