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SACRUM [3 records]

Record 1 2012-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

The segment of the vertebral column forming part of the pelvis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Os formé par la réunion des cinq vertèbres sacrées, à la partie inférieure de la colonne vertébrale, articulé avec le coccyx.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
DEF

That section of the vertebral column that extends between the two sides of the pelvis from the lumbar vertebrae to the coccygeal vertebrae. The sacrum of cattle and swine is five fused vertebrae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
DEF

Os formé par la région des cinq vertèbres sacrées, à la partie inférieure de la colonne vertébrale.

Spanish

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Record 3 1977-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

A solid point of attachment (...) for the pelvic girdle. The number of vertebrae contributing to the sacrum varies between species.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

Le sacrum est l'ensemble des vertèbres sacrées soudées.

Spanish

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