sacral vertebra

Other forms: sacral vertebrae; sacral vertebras

Definitions of sacral vertebra
  1. noun
    one of 5 vertebrae in the human spine that fuse in the adult to form the sacrum
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    type of:
    vertebra
    one of the bony segments of the spinal column
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