Os sacrum

Os sacrum
The large, heavy bone at the base of the spine, which is made up of fused sacral vertebrae. The sacrum is located in the vertebral column, between the lumbar vertebrae and the coccyx. It is roughly triangular in shape, and makes up the back wall of the pelvis. The female sacrum is wider and less curved than the male. See also pelvis, vertebral column, sacral vertebrae.

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[TA] sacrum: the wedge-shaped bone formed usually by five fused vertebrae that are lodged dorsally between the two hip bones (ossa coxae).

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  • sacrum — ► NOUN (pl. sacra or sacrums) Anatomy ▪ a triangular bone in the lower back formed from fused vertebrae and situated between the two hip bones of the pelvis. ORIGIN from Latin os sacrum sacred bone (from the belief that the soul resides in it) …   English terms dictionary

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