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• n  wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx

• Thiede contends that this shorthand is proof that early Christians considered Jesus a nomen sacrum (sacred name), much the way devout Jews emphasized the holiness of God's name by .
• Ann-Margret isn't worried about his sacrum, she is afraid he'll break his neck in the Grand Pree.
• The discs most likely to rupture are the one separating the two lowest lumbar vertebrae and the one separating the last lumbar from the sacrum, the next lowest region of the spine.

News & Articles

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• Cross country: Defending 6A champion Sara Tsai of South Eugene out of action with a stress fracture
  South Eugene’s Sara Tsai, the defending Class 6A state cross country champion, is out indefinitely as she is recovering from a stress fracture to her sacrum.Tsai, a junior, hasn’t raced this fall after learning about the injury in August. South Eugene coach Jeff Hess said this particular stress fracture...
  Sept. 26, 2013 - The Oregonian

Quotes

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• Tom Coburn in Catholic Online
  Let's say I'm 38 weeks pregnant and we discover a small spina bifida sack on the lower sacrum, the lower part of the back on my baby,said Coburn. "And I feel like I just can't handle a child with that. Would it be legal in this country to...
• Paula Radcliffe in Sportinglife.com
  Radcliffe told the Press Association: "I've been checked out by the chiropractitioner and my back has been put back into place. I had jammed the sacrum at the lower bottom of it. I was told off for running with it and they think it was a result of...
• Mike Babcock in MLive.com
  These guys could all play if we were in the playoffs, but we just can't risk it,Babcock said. "With Kronner gone (defenseman Niklas Kronwall is sidelined with a fractured sacrum), we can't get any more (injuries)."