sacrum
IPA: sˈeɪkrʌm
noun
- (anatomy) A large triangular bone at the base of the spine, located between the two ilia (wings of the pelvis) and formed from vertebrae that fuse in adulthood.
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Examples of "sacrum" in Sentences
- See etymology of sacrum for more.
- Mobility of the sacrum between the ilia.
- It runs from the skull base to the sacrum.
- On either side of the body is the ala of sacrum.
- Anatomically, the rump corresponds to the sacrum.
- See 'ver sacrum' and the the deduction of the Picenes.
- In the medial tract, the multifidi originates on the sacrum.
- Together with the sacrum and coccyx, it comprises the pelvis.
- The surface on the sacrum is convex and that on the coccyx concave.
- It is defined by the nonfusion of the first and second segments of the sacrum.
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