sacrospinous

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adjective

Pertaining to the sacrum and spine.

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Meanings

adjectivesacrospinous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyPertaining to the sacrum and spine.

    The Dissector spits out Latin terms for ligaments — sacrospinous, sacrotuberous; Montross hears them “like a call to prayer.”

    2007 June 24, Mary Roach, “Love and Human Remains”, in New York Times

Origin

From sacro- + spinous.

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APA

sacrospinous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacrospinous

MLA

“sacrospinous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacrospinous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sacrospinous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacrospinous.

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