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CURVATOR COCCYGIS

\kɜːvˈe͡ɪtə kˈɒkɪɡɪz], \kɜːvˈe‍ɪtə kˈɒkɪɡɪz], \k_ɜː_v_ˈeɪ_t_ə k_ˈɒ_k_ɪ_ɡ_ɪ_z]\

Definitions of CURVATOR COCCYGIS

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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(F.) Curvateur du Coccyx. Sommering gives this name to a small bundle of fleshy fibres, which descends on the middle of the coccyx, uniting on each side with the ischio-coccygei muscles. It is a part of those muscles.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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