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Coccyx
MeSH Descriptor Data 2024
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MeSH Tree Structures
Concepts
MeSH Heading
Coccyx
Tree Number(s)
A02.835.232.834.229
Unique ID
D003050
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003050
Annotation
do not confuse with
COCCYGEAL REGION
Scope Note
The last bone in the
VERTEBRAL COLUMN
in tailless primates considered to be a vestigial tail-bone consisting of three to five fused
VERTEBRAE
.
Entry Term(s)
Caudal Vertebra
Caudal Vertebrae
NLM Classification #
WE 750
See Also
Tail
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/02/21
Allowable Qualifiers
abnormalities (AB)
anatomy & histology (AH)
blood supply (BS)
chemistry (CH)
cytology (CY)
diagnostic imaging (DG)
drug effects (DE)
embryology (EM)
enzymology (EN)
growth & development (GD)
immunology (IM)
injuries (IN)
innervation (IR)
metabolism (ME)
microbiology (MI)
parasitology (PS)
pathology (PA)
physiology (PH)
physiopathology (PP)
radiation effects (RE)
surgery (SU)
transplantation (TR)
ultrastructure (UL)
virology (VI)
Musculoskeletal System [A02]
Skeleton [A02.835]
Bone and Bones [A02.835.232]
Spine [A02.835.232.834]
Cervical Vertebrae [A02.835.232.834.151]
Coccyx [A02.835.232.834.229]
Intervertebral Disc [A02.835.232.834.432]
Lumbar Vertebrae [A02.835.232.834.519]
Sacrum [A02.835.232.834.717]
Spinal Canal [A02.835.232.834.803]
Thoracic Vertebrae [A02.835.232.834.892]
Vertebral Body [A02.835.232.834.946]
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Coccyx
Preferred
Concept UI
M0004681
Scope Note
The last bone in the
VERTEBRAL COLUMN
in tailless primates considered to be a vestigial tail-bone consisting of three to five fused
VERTEBRAE
.
Terms
Coccyx
Preferred Term
Term UI
T008835
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1966)
Caudal Vertebrae
Related
Concept UI
M000681770
Terms
Caudal Vertebrae
Preferred Term
Term UI
T001008237
Date
02/21/2020
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2021)
Caudal Vertebra
Term UI
T001008238
Date
02/21/2020
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2021)
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