coxa

[Lat.=(1) the hip, (2) the hip-bone.] *1. Anat.: The femur (q. v.). 2. Zool. ( Pl.), Spec.: The thighs of insects. †cox-al-gi-a, s. [Fr. coxalgie, from Lat. coxa (q. v.), and Gr. algos =pain.] Med .: Pain of the haunch.