Myopathy is a muscular disease in which the muscle fibers do not function for any one of many reasons, resulting in muscular weakness. Myopathy simply means muscle disease (myo- Greek Î¼ÏÎ¿ muscle + pathos -pathy Greek suffering).
Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is a type of tumor known as a teratoma that develops at the base of the coccyx (tailbone) and is thought to be derived from the primitive streak.
This is a view of the tailbone (coccyx) when you are looking at the pelvis from the side.You can see that some of the body weight can cause pressure on the tailbone while you are seated. This can be very painful for a person with coccydynia (tailbone pain, coccyx pain).Photo and image created by Dr. Foye.