Sacrum

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A triangular bone made up of five fused vertebrae and forming the posterior section of the pelvis.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A large triangular bone located at the base of the spine between the two hipbones of pelvis and formed from fused vertebrae.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That part of the vertebral column which is directly connected with, or forms a part of, the pelvis.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A compound bone resulting from the ankylosis of two or more vertebræ between the lumbar and the coccygeal region of the spine, mostly those which unite with the ilia; the os sacrum.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. 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
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    os    bone   
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    Form
    sacral   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    coccyx    perineum    sternum    iusti    pelvis    mideyebrow    ense    femur    spine    collarbone