sacrum

[ sak-ruhm, sey-kruhm ]
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noun,plural sac·ra [sak-ruh, sey-kruh]. /ˈsæk rə, ˈseɪ krə/. Anatomy.
  1. a bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions, in humans being composed usually of five fused vertebrae and forming the posterior wall of the pelvis.

Origin of sacrum

1
1745–55; <Late Latin (os) sacrum holy (bone), translation of Greek hieròn ostéon

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How to use sacrum in a sentence

  • Qu cum Rmam vnisset, ut6 populum ferum religine mtigret, sacra plrima nstituit.

    Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'Homond

British Dictionary definitions for sacrum

sacrum

/ (ˈseɪkrəm, ˈsækrəm) /


nounplural -cra (-krə)
  1. (in man) the large wedge-shaped bone, consisting of five fused vertebrae, in the lower part of the back

  2. the corresponding part in some other vertebrates

Origin of sacrum

1
C18: from Latin os sacrum holy bone, because it was used in sacrifices, from sacer holy

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Scientific definitions for sacrum

sacrum

[ krəm, săkrəm ]


Plural sacra
  1. A triangular bone at the base of the spine, above the coccyx (tailbone), that forms the rear section of the pelvis. In humans it is made up of five vertebrae that fuse together by adulthood. See more at skeleton.

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