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Wednesday, 21 January 2015

Etymology.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccyx

The term coccyx is derived from the ancient Greek word κόκκυξ,(kokkux), meaning "cuckoo".Kόκκυξ is attested in the writings of the Greek physician Herophilus to denote the end of the vertebral column.

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