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SACRAL VERTEBRA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of 5 vertebrae in the human spine that fuse in the adult to form the sacrum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sacral vertebra" is a kind of...):
vertebra (one of the bony segments of the spinal column)
Holonyms ("sacral vertebra" is a part of...):
sacrum (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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