tailbone
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tailbone
Example Sentences
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Sanders suffered injuries, including a concussion, headaches, possible traumatic brain injury, back and tailbone injuries and extreme mental anguish.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Leah Cullen was diagnosed with tailbone cancer when she was 13, but after surgery and radiotherapy doctors said she would be unable to carry a child.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
Following this evolutionary split, the group of apes that includes present-day humans evolved the formation of fewer tail vertebrae, giving rise to the coccyx, or tailbone.
From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2024
She said X-rays showed no “definitive fracture” in her tailbone, just some cortical irregularity.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2023
I give a small yelp of pain as my tailbone objects.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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