COCCYGEAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coccygeal mean? 

• COCCYGEAL (adjective)
  The adjective COCCYGEAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or near the coccyx

  Familiarity information: COCCYGEAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COCCYGEAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or near the coccyx

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

coccyx (the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes)

Derivation:

coccyx (the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes)

 Context examples 

A hair-containing cyst or sinus, occurring chiefly in the coccygeal region.

(Pilonidal Cyst, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Benign and malignant neoplasms arising from one or more of the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, or coccygeal nerve roots.

(Nerve Root Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

The lower part of the SPINAL CORD consisting of the lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal nerve roots.

(Cauda Equina, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)