Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A small triangular bone at the base of the spinal column in humans and tailless apes, consisting of several fused rudimentary vertebrae. Also called tailbone.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In human anatomy, the part of the spinal column consisting of the last four bones, the caudal vertebræ or tail-bones, which are stunted and usually ankylosed together. See cut under skeleton.
- n. In comparative anatomy and zoology, the caudal vertebræ, when few and small, or ankylosed together; the bony tail itself, when short, as in a bird.
Wiktionary
- n. The final fused vertebrae at the base of the spine.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The end of the vertebral column beyond the sacrum in man and tailless monkeys. It is composed of several vertebræ more or less consolidated.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes
Etymologies
- New Latin, from Greek kokkūx, cuckoo, coccyx (from its resemblance to a cuckoo's beak).
Examples
“The sore coccyx is a result of sitting down for too long, in the same position, in a half decent chair!”
Do Writers Favour Mind Over Body? - by Joanna Penn | The Creative Penn
“Also note how much longer and more solid the sacrum (with its attached bone, called the coccyx [2]) is in the male pelvis.”
“In the middle line of the posterior part of the perineum and about 4 cm. in front of the tip of the coccyx is the anal orifice.”
XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 9. Surface Anatomy of the Perineum
“The coccyx is the very bottom portion of the spine.”
“Just above the coccyx is the sacrum, a ` sacred 'bone because of its use in sacrifice.”
“The human tail is represented in the adult by a fusion of four or five vertebræ forming the "coccyx" at the end of the backbone, and is normally concealed beneath the flesh, but in the embryo the tail projects freely and is movable.”
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told
“The baby's kidney was fine, but the test showed she had a sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT), a tumor located at the base of the fetus 'tailbone (coccyx).”
“A tumor, usually benign, that grows from the base of the fetus 'tailbone (coccyx).”
“Then came the vicious ground impact on my coccyx (butt bone).”
“The tumor, which was situated on the coccyx (tailbone), is the most common tumor of the newborn.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘coccyx’.
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Cocks, dicks, etc.
Also see End in -ock (this list syntax doesn't seem to work).
cockle, cockleshell, cock, spatchcock, cockeye, cockeyed, cocklemaney, cockerel, cockcrow, kok, cock-a-bondy, cock-and-bull and 89 more...
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cc
impeccable, accouterment, accoutrement, cc, access, baccivorous, desiccant, floccular, successor, occidental, laccolithic, laccolith and 143 more...
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Skeleton
Bones! (and other stuff)
cranium, vertebrae, cervical vertebrae, thoriac vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae, clavicle, rib cage, sternum, pelvis, coccyx, scapula, radius and 19 more...
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• Iroquoisy
Isn't it? (See definition on iroquoisy.)
iroquoisy, iroquois, fruit bat, coccyx, heiligenschein, homesick, schadenfreude, awooga, tralatition, pessary, Kateri Tekakwitha, Cilicia and 27 more...
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See, it's hard and soft!
Words that contain both a "hard C" and a "soft C".
civic, accelerate, accent, vaccine, flaccid, accident, carapace, commonplace, crawlspace, cyberspace, accomplice, cockatrice and 14 more...
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Pseudo-seduction
With which to confuse innocent ladies (or gentlemen, if you prefer) who might be invited to don a coverslut and come to tour an adulterine castle. Plausible deniability through lexicographical obsc...
adulterine, coverslut, cunctatory, puissant, quincunx, coccyx, groin vault, sexpartite vault, nookshaft, putlog hole, cuirass, mensuration and 35 more...
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Words That Sound Naughty, but Aint
I'm quite sure there already must be a list for this somewhere. But I want.
coccyx, cumquat, bangkok, ramjet, titmouse, seersucker, woodpecker, hormone, phuket, cockade, dicker, country and 13 more...
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Word
Words. The world is fully of them. So many to get to know and so little time...
corylusavellana Public transport always leaves me with a sore one of these. Aug 13, 2009
Prolagus See iroquoisy. Dec 11, 2008
mollusque First word that I found with random word after listing geococcyx. *wonders if this is part of bilby's trap* Dec 11, 2008
frindley I really recommend that you don't go running on smooth tiles while wearing socks on a rainy day. Sitting down suddenly and hard on your tail bone when your feet go from under you hurts! Nov 10, 2008