The sacrum (pl.: sacra or sacrums), in human anatomy, is a large, triangular bone at the base of the spine that forms by the fusing of the sacral vertebrae...
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Look up sacrum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sacrum is the neuter form of the Latin adjective sacer, meaning "holy" or "sacred". It is a large,...
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Ver sacrum ("sacred spring") is a religious practice of ancient Italic peoples, especially the Sabelli (or Sabini) and their offshoot Samnites, concerning...
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the sacrum, attached to the sacrum by a fibrocartilaginous joint, the sacrococcygeal symphysis, which permits limited movement between the sacrum and...
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Promontorium Sacrum or Sacrum Promontorium (Latin for "Holy Promontory") may refer to: Cap Corse, in France Cape St. Vincent, in Portugal Carnsore Point...
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pelvic floor. The pelvic skeleton is formed in the area of the back, by the sacrum and the coccyx and anteriorly and to the left and right sides, by a pair...
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Sacroiliac joint (category Sacrum)
the joint between the sacrum and the ilium bones of the pelvis, which are connected by strong ligaments. In humans, the sacrum supports the spine and...
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Holy Roman Empire (redirect from Czech Republic/Sacrum)
Charlemagne, the realm was merely referred to as the Roman Empire. The term sacrum ("holy", in the sense of "consecrated") in connection with the medieval...
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"O sacrum convivium" is a Latin prose text honoring the Blessed Sacrament. It is included as an antiphon to the Magnificat in the vespers of the liturgical...
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Illyricum sacrum is a multi-volume historical work written in Latin dealing with history of the Catholic Church in the Balkans. The work was published...
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Ver Sacrum (meaning "Sacred Spring" in Latin) was the official magazine of the Vienna Secession. Founded by Gustav Klimt and Max Kurzweil, it was published...
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Annum sacrum (English: 'Holy Year') is an encyclical by Pope Leo XIII on the consecration of the whole human race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It was...
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Caudal regression syndrome (redirect from Hypoplasia of the sacrum)
Caudal regression syndrome, or sacral agenesis (or hypoplasia of the sacrum), is a rare birth defect. It is a congenital disorder in which the fetal development...
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pubis. The two hip bones join at the pubic symphysis and together with the sacrum and coccyx (the pelvic part of the spine) comprise the skeletal component...
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Arti sacrum (Latin for "sacred art") is a Dutch artists' society located in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Petrus van Schendel Jan van Ravenswaay v t e...
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Lucy (Australopithecus) (section Sacrum and spine)
believed that Lucy's sacrum had five fused elements. The sacrum was found to be in good condition with little damage done. Although the sacrum had five fused...
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The Sacrum bone of Tequixquiac is an ancient paleo-Indian sculpture carved in a pleistocene-era bone of a prehistoric camelid. It was discovered by Mexican...
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Canticum Sacrum ad Honorem Sancti Marci Nominis is a 17-minute choral-orchestral piece composed in 1955 by Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) in tribute "To the...
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group. The piriformis muscle has its origin upon the front surface of the sacrum, and inserts onto the greater trochanter of the femur. Depending upon the...
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Religious war (redirect from Bellus sacrum)
that a 'religious war' is not necessarily the same as a 'holy war' (bellum sacrum): "After all, it is perfectly acceptable to suggest that a worldly prince...
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‘puzzle fracture.’ The coccyx is located at the base of the spine, under the sacrum. It is the last section of the ape vertebral column. Most commonly in humans...
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Nomina sacra (redirect from Nomen sacrum)
In Christian scribal practice, nomina sacra (singular: nomen sacrum, Latin for 'sacred name') is the abbreviation of several frequently occurring divine...
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intervertebral discs, and the lower nine are fused in adults, five in the sacrum and four in the coccyx, or tailbone. The articulating vertebrae are named...
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O sacrum convivium! (Latin: O sacred banquet) is a short offertory motet for four-part mixed chorus by French composer Olivier Messiaen, setting "O sacrum...
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directly superficial to the two sacroiliac joints, the sites where the sacrum attaches to the ilium of the pelvis. An imaginary line joining both dimples...
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pertaining to the abdominal segment of the torso, between the diaphragm and the sacrum. The lumbar region is sometimes referred to as the lower spine, or as an...
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Paschal Triduum (redirect from Triduum Sacrum)
Easter Triduum (Latin: Triduum Paschale), Holy Triduum (Latin: Triduum Sacrum), or the Three Days, is the period of three days that begins with the liturgy...
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List of Latin phrases (M) (redirect from Memoriae Sacrum)
future. From the North Hertfordshire District Council coat of arms. Memoriae Sacrum (M.S.) Sacred to the Memory (of ...) A common first line on 17th-century...
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more or less the length of the spine on the left and the right, from the sacrum, or sacral region, and hips to the base of the skull. They are also known...
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middle than at the ends. It runs from the sacrum (the lower transverse sacral tubercles, the inferior margins sacrum and the upper coccyx) to the tuberosity...
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