Swahili
kitokono
kee-toh-KOH-noh
How to say it
Swahilikitokonokee-toh-KOH-nohsoon
Englishcoccyxsoon
Frenchcoccyxsoon
Meaning
the coccyx, the small triangular bone at the base of the spine.
Good to know
Anatomical term.
Examples
- Alianguka na kuumiza kitokono chake.He fell and injured his tailbone.
- Daktari alimchunguza mgonjwa mwenye maumivu ya kitokono.The doctor examined the patient with tailbone pain.
- Kitokono ni mfupa mdogo mwishoni mwa uti wa mgongo.The coccyx is the small bone at the end of the spine.
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