dorsosacral

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adjective

Relating to the lower back

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Meanings

adjectivedorsosacral (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to the lower back
  2. not comparabledorsal to the sacrum
noundorsosacral (plural dorsosacrals)

plural dorsosacrals

  1. A dorsal sacral (bone)

    Presacral 27 is fused to the sacrum and is a dorsosacral.

    2015 October 15, “The Postcranial Skeleton of an Exceptionally Complete Individual of the Plated Dinosaur Stegosaurus stenops (Dinosauria: Thyreophora) from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Wyoming, U.S.A.”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From dorso- + sacral.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sacrodorsal
Cite this entry
APA

dorsosacral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorsosacral

MLA

“dorsosacral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorsosacral. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dorsosacral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorsosacral.

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