coxa noun. ['kɒksǝ] Pl. coxae ['kɒksi:]. LME.
[Latin = hip.]
1. Anatomy. The thigh; the thigh-bone. Only in LME.

2. Anatomy. The hip; the hip-bone. rare. L17.

3. Zoology. The segment nearest the body in the leg of an insect or other arthropod. E19.

■ coxal adjective E19.

■ co'xalgia noun [Greek algos pain] pain in the hip-joint M19.

■ co'xalgic adjective pertaining to or affected with coxalgia L19.

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