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sacral foramen

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Main Entry: sacral foramen
Function: noun
: any of 16 openings in the sacrum of which there are four on each side of the dorsal surface giving passage to the posteriorbranches of the sacral nerves and four on each side of the pelvic surface giving passage to the anterior branches of the sacral nerves
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sacral foramen n.
Any of the openings between the fused vertebrae of the sacrum transmitting the sacral nerves.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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