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Coccyx vs Coccygectomy - What's the difference?

coccyx | coccygectomy |

As nouns the difference between coccyx and coccygectomy

is that coccyx is the final (bottommost) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone while coccygectomy is (surgery) surgical removal of the coccyx.

coccyx

English

Noun

(coccyges)
  • The final (bottommost) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.

    • Synonyms

    * (informal)

    Hypernyms

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    * ("coccyx" on Wikipedia) * (comcatlite) ----

    coccygectomy

    English

    (wikipedia coccygectomy)

    Noun

    (coccygectomies)
  • (surgery) Surgical removal of the coccyx.