coccygeal sinus

A fistula opening in the region of the coccyx, being the result of incomplete closure of the caudal end of the neurenteric canal.

See: pilonidal sinus.

(05 Mar 2000)


Terms mentioned in text: fistula, opening, region, coccyx, being, result, incomplete, closure, caudal, end, neurenteric canal, pilonidal sinus
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