SACRUM


Meaning of SACRUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsa-krəm, ˈsā- ]

noun

( plural sa·cra ˈsa-krə, ˈsā-)

Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin os sacrum last bone of the spine, literally, holy bone, translation of Greek hieron osteon

Date: 1753

: the part of the vertebral column that is directly connected with or forms a part of the pelvis and in humans consists of five fused vertebrae

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