English Explanatory Dictionary

sacral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of the sacrum.
  2. Sacred.
noun
  1. Any of the sacral bones that make up the sacrum.

Pronunciation

/ˈseɪkɹəl/ /ˈsækɹəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sacral.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sacral2.wav

Word forms

sacral more sacral most sacral sacrals

Etymology

From Modern Latin sacrālis, from Latin sacrum (“sacred, holy”) + -ālis.

Derived words

bulbosacral caudosacral cervicothoracolumbosacral craniosacral dorsosacral extrasacral iliosacral ischiosacral lumbosacral nonsacral occipitosacral parasacral postsacral presacral rectosacral sacral dimple sacralgia sacrality sacralize sacrally sacral nerve sacral vertebra spinosacral subsacral supersacral suprasacral transsacral urosacral uterosacral vertebrosacral
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