Definition of sacrum Sacrum

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We found 6 definitions of sacrum from 6 different sources.

What does sacrum mean?

Noun Plural: sacrums
sacrum - 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
		bone, os a shade of white the color of bleached bones
		pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis, hip a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter

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sacrum (Noun)
A large triangular bone located at the base of the spine between the two hipbones of pelvis and formed from fused vertebrae.

sacrum (n.)
That part of the vertebral column which is directly connected with, or forms a part of, the pelvis.

sacrum
Large and triangular bone at the base of the spine and at the upper and back part of the pelvic cavity, where it is inserted like a wedge between the two hip bones. Its upper part connects with the last lumbar vertebra, and bottom part with the coccyx (tailbone).

sacrum
sā′krum, n. a triangular bone situated at the lower part of the vertebral column (of which it is a natural continuation), and wedged between the two innominate bones, so as to form the keystone to the pelvic arch.—adj. Sā′cral.—n. Sācral′gia, pain in the region of the sacrum.—adjs. Sācrocos′tal, connected with the sacrum and having the character of a rib (also n.); Sācroil′iac, pertaining to the sacrum and ilium; Sācrolum′bar, pertaining to sacral and lumbar vertebræ; Sācropū′bic, pertaining to the sacrum and to the pubes; Sācrorec′tal, pertaining to the sacrum and the rectum; Sācrosciat′ic, pertaining to the sacrum and the hip; Sācrover′tebral, pertaining to the sacrum and that part of the vertebral column immediately anterior to it. [L. sacrum (os, bone), sacred.]