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sacral nerve

–noun Anatomy.
any of the nerves arising in five pairs from the spinal cord in the sacrum.

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1820–30
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Main Entry: sacral nerve
Function: noun
: any of the spinal nerves of the sacral region of which there are five pairs and which have anterior and posterior branchespassing out through the sacral foramina
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sacral nerve n.
Any of five nerves emerging from the sacral foramina: the first three enter into the formation of the sacral plexus, and the second two into the coccygeal plexus.

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