nervus coccygeus

9.9

A pair of small nerves at the bottom of the spine near the tailbone

noun
/ˈnɜrvəs kɒkˈsɪdʒəs/

Specialized

: nervio coccígeo

Injury to the nervus coccygeus is rare but can result in coccygeal pain.

Examples

In some individuals, the nervus coccygeus may be absent or fused with adjacent nerves.
The nervus coccygeus plays a crucial role in pelvic function.
During the anatomy lecture, the professor highlighted the importance of the nervus coccygeus in the spinal cord.
Many patients experience pain related to the nervus coccygeus.
During the anatomy lecture, the professor highlighted the importance of the nervus coccygeus in the spinal cord.
In some individuals, the nervus coccygeus may be absent or fused with adjacent nerves.
The nervus coccygeus is responsible for sensation in the area around the coccyx.

Synonyms

coccygeal nerve

vsnervus coccygeus

Specialized

7.7

A nerve near the tailbone at the base of the spine

refers to the same lowest spinal nerves without mentioning the coccyx

Surface Forms

nervus coccygeus singular

nervi coccygei plural

Morphology

nervus + coccygeus

The term is compositionally built from Latin parts: 'nervus' = nerve and 'coccygeus' = relating to the coccyx (tailbone), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer 'nerve of the coccyx' or the low spinal nerve. Anatomical Latin names follow regular, cross-linguistic compositional patterns, making the meaning directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Nervus coccygeus comes from old words: nervus means 'nerve' and coccygeus comes from a word for a small bird because the tailbone was thought to look like a bird's beak. That's why the name points to the small nerves at the very bottom of the spine, near the tailbone.