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The back consists of a complex structure of deep muscles that run from your neck to your tailbone.
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Leoni Jesner, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Dispersing the impact over several limbs can help prevent just one area, like your tailbone, from receiving all the damage.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 28 Oct. 2024
The Diva Cup website says there are different sizes for the cups, and when inserting, they should always be tilted towards your tailbone to create a leakproof seal.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
But the functioning of your pelvic floor—that sling of muscles running from your pubic bone to your tailbone—likely plays a role in making queefing more or less likely to happen.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Oct. 2024
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Leoni Jesner, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Dispersing the impact over several limbs can help prevent just one area, like your tailbone, from receiving all the damage.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 28 Oct. 2024
The Diva Cup website says there are different sizes for the cups, and when inserting, they should always be tilted towards your tailbone to create a leakproof seal.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
But the functioning of your pelvic floor—that sling of muscles running from your pubic bone to your tailbone—likely plays a role in making queefing more or less likely to happen.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Tailbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailbone. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
tailbone
noun
tail·bone
ˈtā(ə)l-ˌbōn 
: coccyx
Medical Definition
tailbone
noun
tail·bone
-ˈbōn, -ˌbōn
1
: a caudal vertebra
2
: coccyx
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