About The Word Sacrum
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Sacrum
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What's The Definition Of Sacrum?
[n] 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
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sacrum: Related Terms | Find terms related to Sacrum: See Also | bone | hip | os | pelvic arch | pelvic girdle | pelvis | sacral vertebra Sacrum In Webster's Dictionary \Sa"crum\, n.; pl. {sacra}. [NL., fr. L. sacer sacred, os
sacrum the lowest bone of the spine.] (Anat.)
That part of the vertebral column which is directly connected
with, or forms a part of, the pelvis.
Note: It may consist of a single vertebra or of several more
or less consolidated. In man it forms the dorsal, or
posterior, wall of the pelvis, and consists of five
united vertebr[ae], which diminish in size very rapidly
to the posterior extremity, which bears the coccyx.
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