Definitions of coxa
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the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulumsynonyms: articulatio coxae, hip, hip jointtype of:articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid jointa freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
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