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The tissue between the hoof and the coffin bone, the lowest bone in a horse, becomes inflamed and in the some cases the two parts separate.
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John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
Secretariat had an extremely severe case of laminitis, which meant there was excruciating damage to the tissue between his hoof and underlying coffin bone.
—The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. 2023
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John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
Secretariat had an extremely severe case of laminitis, which meant there was excruciating damage to the tissue between his hoof and underlying coffin bone.
—The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. 2023
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“Coffin bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffin%20bone. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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coffin bone
noun
cof·fin bone
ˈkȯ-fən- 
: the principal bone within the hoof of many ungulates (such as horses, cows, or goats)
called also pedal bone
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