Coxalgia


[kok-sal-jee-uh, -juh] /kɒkˈsæl dʒi ə, -dʒə/

noun
1.
pain in the hip.
/kɒkˈsældʒɪə/
noun
1.
pain in the hip joint
2.
disease of the hip joint causing pain

coxalgia cox·al·gi·a (kŏk-sāl’jē-ə, -jə)
n.
Pain in or disease of the hip or hip joint.

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