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sacral nerve

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noun

Anatomy.

  1. any of the nerves arising in five pairs from the spinal cord in the sacrum.

Etymology

Origin of sacral nerve

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

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In the case of the lower extremities, three or more of the lumbar and one or more of the sacral nerve roots are resected within the vertebral canal.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

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