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Synonyms for sacrum

Grammar : Noun
Spell : sak-ruh m, sey-kruh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsæk rəm, ˈseɪ krəm

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Définition of sacrum

Origin :
  • bone at the base of the spine, 1753, from Late Latin os sacrum "sacred bone," from Latin os "bone" (see osseous) + sacrum, neuter of sacer "sacred" (see sacred). Said to be so called because the bone was the part of animals that was offered in sacrifices. Translation of Greek hieron osteon. Greek hieros also can mean "strong," and some sources suggest the Latin is a mistranslation of Galen, who was calling it "the strong bone."
  • As in rump : noun bottom, posterior of animal or human
Example sentences :
  • Distance from acetabular axis to anterior end of sacrum 30 mm.
  • Extract from : « Extinct Birds » by Walter Rothschild
  • The straightness of the sacrum will also be a guide in other cases.
  • Extract from : « A System of Midwifery » by Edward Rigby
  • The ilia are not connected with the sacrum by ossified sacral ribs.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
  • The sacrum is formed by a number of caudal and dorsal vertebr.
  • Extract from : « Reptiles and Birds » by Louis Figuier
  • The ossification of the sacrum also has reached its culminating point.
  • Extract from : « Omphalos » by Philip Henry Gosse
  • It was U-shaped, following the ridges of the ilia and the sacrum.
  • Extract from : « Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog » by Henry S. Fitch
  • Some rheumatic pains in limbs, and heaviness about the sacrum.
  • Extract from : « New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers » by Various
  • The structure so formed may be named the notarium to distinguish it from the sacrum.
  • Extract from : « Dragons of the Air » by H. G. Seeley
  • They are united to the sacrum behind and joined to each other in front.
  • Extract from : « A Practical Physiology » by Albert F. Blaisdell
  • Fig. 4, represents one of the lumbar vertebræ, (five in number,) which are immediately above the sacrum.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Domestic Economy » by Catherine Esther Beecher

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