A coccyx injury results in pain and discomfort in the tailbone area (the condition is called coccydynia). These injuries may result in a bruise, dislocation, or fracture (break) of the coccyx. Although they may be slow to heal, the majority of coccyx injuries can be managed with cautious treatment.
grassland noun [C/U]. âº a âlarge âarea of âland âcovered with âgrass: Conservation âgroups are ârestoring grasslands in the âMidwest. (Definition of grassland from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press).
Meadow and steppe are used as descriptive terms away from the landscape or geographical zones they represent. The continued usage in Russian of terms such as meadow steppe, desert steppe and mountain steppe add to the confusion (Gilmanov, 1995). In this chapter, grassland is used in the general sense, including steppe, whereas pasture refers to a particular field or application.