sacrum

[ UK /sˈe‍ɪkɹəm/ ]
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
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How To Use sacrum In A Sentence

  • X rays may show inflammation where the sacrum meets the pelvis.
  • Just above the coccyx is the sacrum, a ` sacred 'bone because of its use in sacrifice. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VI No 1
  • Let it be added that there are no valves in the arteries, and that dogs, oxen, etc., have invariably valves at the divisions of their crural veins, in the veins that meet towards the top of the os sacrum, and in those branches which come from the haunches, in which no such effect of gravity from the erect position was to be apprehended. On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals
  • The spinal column is composed of seven cervical vertebrae, twelve thoracic vertebrae, five lumbar vertebrae, the bony sacrum, and the coccyx.
  • For example, one prescription in this text for the treatment of anuria is to massage the sacrum while applying burning moxa leaves to points on the back.
  • The piriformis muscles, strong external rotators of the thigh, attach to the sacrum and the femur. Stretching them can increase S-I joint instability.
  • An abdominal film showed multiple vertebral anomalies in the sacrum.
  • It may one day come to be recognized that the number of the legs, the villosity of the skin, or the termination of the os sacrum are reasons equally insufficient for abandoning a sensitive being to the same fate. AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
  • Highly conformable to the patient's body these dressings adhere well to high-friction areas, such as the sacrum and heels.
  • When you have such an _all this_, (and such you have) as is here concentrated in the text, to lay into, or for the foundation of a covenant, the superstruction is _æternitati sacrum_, and must stand for ever. The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation
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