Sacrum

[seikrәm]

Definition

(noun.) wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx.

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Definition

(n.) That part of the vertebral column which is directly connected with, or forms a part of, the pelvis.

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Definition

n. a triangular bone situated at the lower part of the vertebral column (of which it is a natural continuation) and wedged between the two innominate bones so as to form the keystone to the pelvic arch.—adj. Sā′cral.—n. Sācral′gia pain in the region of the sacrum.—adjs. Sācrocos′tal connected with the sacrum and having the character of a rib (also n.); Sācroil′iac pertaining to the sacrum and ilium; Sācrolum′bar pertaining to sacral and lumbar vertebr? Sācropū′bic pertaining to the sacrum and to the pubes; Sācrorec′tal pertaining to the sacrum and the rectum; Sācrosciat′ic pertaining to the sacrum and the hip; Sācrover′tebral pertaining to the sacrum and that part of the vertebral column immediately anterior to it.

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