Anatomy
sacral vertebra
sa·cral ver·te·bra
Definitions related to sacral vertebra:
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Any one of the vertebrae situated between the lumbar vertebrae and the caudal vertebrae or coccyx.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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One of the usually five fused vertebrae forming the triangular bone just below the lumbar vertebrae.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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