coxa (kok´sah) [L.]
coxa magna,
1. hip.
2. hip joint.
coxa mag´na broadening of the head and neck of the femur.
coxa pla´na osteochondrosis of the capitular epiphysis of the femur.
coxa val´ga deformity of the hip with increase in the angle of inclination between the neck and shaft of the femur. 
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(A) Normal hip joint; (B) coxa vara; (C) coxa valga.
coxa va´ra deformity of the hip with decrease in the angle of inclination between the neck and shaft of the femur.
(A) Normal hip joint; (B) coxa vara; (C) coxa valga.
coxa mag·na (m g n )n. Enlargement and deformation of the head of the femur. |
coxa magna,
an abnormal widening of the head and neck of the femur.
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