COCCYGODYNIA
\kˌɒkɪɡədˈɪni͡ə], \kˌɒkɪɡədˈɪniə], \k_ˌɒ_k_ɪ_ɡ_ə_d_ˈɪ_n_iə]\
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[Greek] Paroxysmal pain in the region of the coccyx. It is due either to neuralgia, to rheumatism, or to disease or injury (especially fracture) of the coccyx. In the latter case there is great pain from defecation or any cause producing motion of the bone, and the coccyx frequently has to be separated from its muscular connections, or even removed altogether.
By Alexander Duane
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Chronic pain in the region of the coccyx; a symptom almost peculiar to women, but sometimes produced in persons of either sex by injury or disease of the coccyx. The pain is aggravated by pressure, as in sitting, and sometimes radiates to the perineum, the bladder, or the hips. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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