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Word: Sacrum
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century: from Latin os sacrum, translation of Greek hieron osteon ‘sacred bone’ (from the belief that the soul resides in it)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈseɪkrəm
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsakrəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a triangular bone in the lower back formed from fused vertebrae and situated between the two hip bones of the pelvis.
Short Definition:triangular bone in lower back formed from fused vertebrae and situated between two hip bones of pelvis
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