- sacral promontory
- sacral promontory n the inwardly projecting anterior part of the body of the first sacral vertebra
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Sacral promontory — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = promontorium ossis sacri GraySubject = 24 GrayPage = 106 Caption = Sacrum, pelvic surface. (Promontory labeled at top.) Caption2 = Female pelvis and its contents, seen from above and in front. (Sacral… … Wikipedia
sacral promontory — noun : the inwardly projecting anterior part of the body of the first sacral vertebra … Useful english dictionary
Promontory (disambiguation) — Promontory may refer to: *Promontory, a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water *Promontory, Utah, the location where the United States first Transcontinental Railroad was completed *Sacral promontory, in… … Wikipedia
promontory — An eminence or projection; a projection of a part. SYN: promontorium [TA]. [L. promontorium] pelvic p. SYN: sacral p.. sacral p. [TA] the most prominent anterior projection of the base of the … Medical dictionary
Medial sacral crest — Bone: Medial sacral crest Sacrum, dorsal surface … Wikipedia
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Sacrum — For other uses, see Sacrum (disambiguation). Not to be confused with cecum. Bone: Sacrum Sacrum, pelvic surface … Wikipedia
plexus — A network or interjoining of nerves and blood vessel s or of lymphatic vessels. [L. a braid] abdominal aortic (nervous) p. [TA] an autonomic p. surrounding the abdominal aorta, directly continuous with the thoracic aortic p. superiorly and … Medical dictionary
Dorsal surface of sacrum — Bone: Dorsal surface of sacrum Sacrum, dorsal surface. Latin facies dorsalis ossis sacri Gray s … Wikipedia
