Medical Dictionary

coccygeus

noun coc·cyg·e·us \käk-ˈsij-ē-əs\
plural coc·cyg·ei \-jē-ˌī\

Medical Definition of COCCYGEUS

:  a muscle arising from the ischium and sacrospinous ligament and inserted into the coccyx and sacrum—called also coccygeus muscle, ischiococcygeus

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