Noun(1) 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(2) wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis(3) its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx [also: sacra (pl)]
Noun(1) 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(2) wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis(3) its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx [also: sacra (pl)]
(1) Vesalius said that the human sacrum normally has five vertebrae but one of six is by no means rare.(2) X rays may show inflammation where the sacrum meets the pelvis.(3) The spinal column is composed of seven cervical vertebrae, twelve thoracic vertebrae, five lumbar vertebrae, the bony sacrum , and the coccyx.(4) New Attitude - black nylon and spandex u2018underwearu2019 - has an adjustable pad that presses firmly against the sacrum , a bone in the pelvic area.(5) In 68% of individuals studied, the division occurs between the fifth lumbar vertebra and the upper border of the sacrum .(6) Giant cell tumor of bone is a rare neoplasm usually seen in the long bones or sacrum .(7) The sacrum , coccyx, and the two coxal bones form the pelvis.(8) These sit in between your hip bones and the sacrum bone in your lower back.(9) The lowest lumbar vertebra articulates with the sacrum , and this in turn with the coccyx.(10) He said the dreaded Bermuda triangle, an area from the sacrum down the buttocks cheeks, over the anus, is no longer the danger zone it was thought to be in the 1980s.(11) The nurse performs a sterile skin prep extending from the patient's lower back area to his or her sacrum and perineum using povidone iodine scrub and paint.(12) An abdominal film showed multiple vertebral anomalies in the sacrum .(13) The vertebral body becomes larger toward the sacrum where more weight is carried.(14) Compression fractures can occur anywhere from the occiput to the sacrum .(15) At the bottom of the spine is a large, solid bone called the sacrum .(16) Go ahead and lay supine and see if you can get your cervical vertebrae and sacrum on the ball simultaneously, with your femur parallel to the floor.
