tailbone
Bottom vertebral remnant
The tailbone is the small triangular bone at the base of the spine, also called the coccyx.
It's the vestigial remnant of a tail in humans.
Landing hard on your tailbone is memorably painful: I slipped on the ice and bruised my tailbone.
Fused vertebrae forming tail
- sacrumFused vertebrae above tailbone
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
- pelvisBony basin at waist
- spineColumn of vertebrae
lumbar · sacral · caudal · posterior · vertebral · ischium · column · structure
Discolored tissue injury
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- achePersistent dull discomfort
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
injury · fracture · swelling · inflammation · cushion · pillow · donut cushion · sitting
Species changing over generations
- remnantWhat stays after most goes
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- rudimentaryIn simplest possible form
- vestigeFaint surviving trace
primate · comparative anatomy · homologous · phylogeny · atavism · natural selection · mammalian · regression
Relating to bone treatment
- chiropracticSpine-focused alternative medicine
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
physical therapy · diagnosis · palpation · manipulation · steroid · healing · recovery · imaging
coccyx
Fused vertebrae forming tail
spine · lumbar · sacral · caudal · posterior · vertebral · ischium · column · structure · thoracic
bruise
Discolored tissue injury
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- achePersistent dull discomfort
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
tenderness · injury · fracture · swelling · inflammation · cushion · pillow · donut cushion · sitting · pressure
evolution
Species changing over generations
- remnantWhat stays after most goes
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- rudimentaryIn simplest possible form
vestige · primate · comparative anatomy · homologous · phylogeny · atavism · natural selection · mammalian · regression · fossil record
orthopedic
Relating to bone treatment
- chiropracticSpine-focused alternative medicine
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
surgery · physical therapy · diagnosis · palpation · manipulation · steroid · healing · recovery · imaging
- back anatomybackbone, back, spinal column, spine, vertebral column
- pelvispelvis, pelvic cavity, pelvic floor, ischial tuberosity, sit bones
- vestigial structuresappendix, coccyx, wisdom teeth, plantaris, nictitating membrane
- musculoskeletalbones, muscle, muscles, joint, joints
- skeletonskull, pelvis, ribs, sternum, vertebrae
- body part wordsAdam's apple, anklebone, armpit, backbone, belly button
- tailbone painDiscomfort at spine's base
- tailbone injuryDamage to lowest vertebrae