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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)

Coccyx MeSH Descriptor Data 2025