See Also: sacrum(dictionary)
sacrum(medicine)
os sacrum(medicine)
wing of sacrum(medicine)
promontory of the sacrum(medicine)
apex of sacrum(medicine)
base of sacrum(medicine)
lateral part of sacrum(medicine)
dorsal surface of sacrum(medicine)
transverse lines of sacrum(medicine)

sacrum (iou)



sacrum noun. . M18.
[Short for late Latin os sacrum, translating Greek hieron osteon sacred bone (from the belief that the soul resides in it).]
Anatomy. A triangular bone which is wedged between the two hip-bones, forming the back of the pelvis and resulting from the fusing of (usu. five) vertebrae.