Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iliococcygeus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
il-io-coc-cygeus
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A muscle arising from the inner side of the ischium and from the posterior part of the tendinous arch of the obturator fascia, and attached to the coccyx and anococcygeal raphe.

Etymology

From ilio- + coccygeus.

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Questions

What does iliococcygeus mean?
A muscle arising from the inner side of the ischium and from the posterior part of the tendinous arch of the obturator fascia, and attached to the coccyx and anococcygeal raphe.
Where does iliococcygeus come from?
From ilio- + coccygeus.

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