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coccygectomy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɛktəmi

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noun

Meaning 1

Surgical removal of the coccyx.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English coccyx Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵh Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h1eǵhs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh1- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English coccygectomy From coccyx + -ectomy.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: coccygectomie — surgical removal of the coccyx
  • Galician: coccixectomía — surgical removal of the coccyx
  • Greek: κοκκυγεκτομή (kokkygektomí) — surgical removal of the coccyx
  • Spanish: coccigectomía — surgical removal of the coccyx