sacrum
pronunciation
How to pronounce sacrum in British English:
UK [ˈseɪkrəm]
How to pronounce sacrum in American English:
US [ˈsekrəm, ˈsækrəm]
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- Noun:
- 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
Word Origin
- sacrum (n.)
- bone at the base of the spine, 1753, from Late Latin os sacrum "sacred bone," from Latin os "bone" (see osseous) + sacrum, neuter of sacer "sacred" (see sacred). Said to be so called because the bone was the part of animals that was offered in sacrifices. Translation of Greek hieron osteon. Greek hieros also can mean "strong," and some sources suggest the Latin is a mistranslation of Galen, who was calling it "the strong bone."
Example
- 1. Najash retained a sacrum , a bony feature that supported the pelvis .
- 2. If that does not make you sick to the sacrum then we can talk about bail-outs as well .
- 3. Try this : lie on your stomach and have your partner press on the sacrum with his palm , or give it a gentle karate chop-style massage .
- 4. Sacrum ( on you ) why it 's hot : the vertebrae in the small of your back ( right above your buttocks ) contain sacral nerves , which shoot straight to your genitals , say mark michaels and patricia johnson , coauthors of the essence of tantric sexuality .