1. SYN: hip (1). 2. SYN: hip joint. [L]
- c. adducta SYN: c. vara.
- false c. vara approximation of the head of the femur to the shaft, due not to deformity of the neck of the femur, but to curvature of the shaft.
- c. magna enlargement and often deformation of the femoral head; usually refers to a sequela of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease or osteoarthritis.
- c. valga alteration of the angle made by the axis of the femoral neck to the axis of the femoral shaft, so that the angle exceeds 135°; the femoral neck is in more of a straight-line relationship to the shaft of the femur.
- c. vara alteration of the angle made by the axis of the femoral neck to the axis of the femoral shaft so that the angle is less than 135°; the femoral neck becomes more horizontal. SYN: c. adducta.
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n. (pl. coxae)
1. the hip bone.
2. the hip joint.
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(kokґsə) [L.] 1. [TA] hip (def. 1). 2. articulatio coxae.Medical dictionary. 2011.