Coxalgia
/kɒkˈsæl.dʒə/noun
Pain in the hip or hip joint.
Did you know?Coxalgia is a modern medical coinage built from Latin coxa, “hip,” and Greek algos, “pain,” showing how classical languages became the coded vocabulary of medicine.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
coxa
“Hip; the anatomical region between the waist and thigh”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἄλγος (algos)
“Pain, distress, or suffering”
Hellenistic Greek
Greek
-αλγία (-algia)
“A medical suffix meaning pain or painful condition”
19th Century
New Latin
coxalgia
“A medical term formed from Latin coxa, “hip,” and Greek-derived -algia, “pain””
Modern English
English
coxalgia
“Pain in the hip or hip joint”