sacral region
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sacral nerve — n any of the spinal nerves of the sacral region of which there are five pairs and which have anterior and posterior branches passing out through the sacral foramina … Medical dictionary
sacral — Relating to or in the neighborhood of the sacrum. * * * sa·cral sak rəl, sā krəl adj of, relating to, or lying near the sacrum <the sacral region of the spinal cord> sacral n a sacral vertebra or sacral nerve … Medical dictionary
sacral nerve — noun any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the sacral region of the spinal cord • Hypernyms: ↑spinal nerve, ↑nervus spinalis * * * noun : any of the spinal nerves of the sacral region having anterior and posterior branches that pass… … Useful english dictionary
sacral — I. adjective Date: 1767 of, relating to, or lying near the sacrum < the sacral region of the spinal cord > II. adjective Etymology: Latin sacr , sacer more at sacred Date: 1882 holy, sacred < sacral authority > … New Collegiate Dictionary
sacral meningocele — a meningocele in the sacral region; symptoms may remain occult until adulthood and include neurologic deficits and abdominal masses with pressure. Both posterior and anterior types have been observed; see also anterior m … Medical dictionary
sacral vein — noun vein of the sacral region • Syn: ↑vena sacralis • Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel … Useful english dictionary
Sacral — Sa cral, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sacrum; in the region of the sacrum. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sacral — sacral1 [sā′krəl] adj. [< L sacrum, neut. of sacer, SACRED + AL] of or for religious rites or observances sacral2 [sā′krəl] adj. [ModL sacralis: see SACRUM & AL] of, or in the region of, the sacrum … English World dictionary
Sacral splanchnic nerves — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = nervi splanchnici sacrales GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Lower half of right sympathetic cord. (Sacral splanchnic nerves not pictures, but upper sacral ganglion and hypogastric plexus are labeled at… … Wikipedia
sacral plexus — noun a nerve plexus formed by the 4th and 5th lumbar and 1st, 2nd, 3rd sacral nerves; supplies the pelvic region and lower limbs • Syn: ↑plexus sacralis • Hypernyms: ↑nerve plexus * * * noun : a nerve plexus supplying the posterior limb and… … Useful english dictionary
