coccyx
A collection of caudal vertebrae in the coccygeal region that are fused and part of the bony pelvis. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: coccyx [vertebrae coccygeae I-IV], fused caudal vertebrae, coccygeal skeleton, os coccygis, coccyx [coccygeal vertebrae I-IV], fused caudal vertebral column, coccygeal vertebrae I-IV
Term info
- EHDAA2:0000259
- FMA:20229
- SCTID:182028002
- NCIT:C12696
- galen:Coccyx
- GAID:239
- UMLS:C0009194 (ncithesaurus:Coccyx)
- AAO:0000731
- Wikipedia:Coccyx
- MESH:D003050
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, organ_slim
Small, bony element consisting of several fused, rudimentary caudal vertebrae; near metamorphosis the hypochord fuses to the coccyx, thereby forming the urostyle.[AAO]
coccygeal
In humans: The coccyx, commonly referred to as the tailbone, is the final segment of the human vertebral column. Comprising three to five separate or fused vertebrae (the coccygeal vertebrae) below the sacrum, it is attached to the sacrum by a fibrocartilaginous joint, the sacrococcygeal symphysis, which permits limited movement between the sacrum and the coccyx.
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tailbone, os coccygis
uberon
UBERON:0001350
coccyx, Coccyx
Term relations
- caudal region of vertebral column and part of some bony pelvis and derived from ancestral fusion of some caudal vertebra