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tailbone
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈteɪl.bəʊn/ us /ˈteɪl.boʊn/
a small bone at the bottom of the spine(= the long line of bones in the back):
Your tailbone and lower back should stay in contact with the floor throughout the exercise.
He suffered a fractured pelvis and broken tailbone.
You may find that sitting on a cushion relieves the pressure on the tailbone.
I injured my tailbone many years ago and it still hurts.
She was taken to hospital after she fell off a horse and broke her coccyx, or tailbone.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Bone structures
acetabular
acetabulum
acromial
acromioclavicular
acromion
foramen magnum
frontal bone
glenoid
gnathic
gynecoid
osteology
osteophyte
osteotomy
parietal
parietal bone
TMJ
trapezoidal
triquetrum
true rib
tubercle
Synonym
coccyx
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