Medical Definition of Sacral foramen

1. One of the openings between the fused sacral vertebrae transmitting the sacral nerves. The anterior sacral foramina transmit ventral primary rami of the sacral nerves. The posterior sacral foramina give passage to dorsal primary rami of the sacral nerves. Synonym: foramen sacrale. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sacral Foramen

sacless
saclike
sacque
sacques
sacr-
sacra
sacrad
sacral
sacral agenesis
sacral anaesthesia
sacral canal
sacral cornua
sacral crest
sacral flexure
sacral flexure of rectum
sacral foramen (current term)
sacral ganglia
sacral hiatus
sacral horns
sacral index
sacral lymph nodes
sacral nerve
sacral nerves
sacral part of spinal cord
sacral plexus
sacral promontory
sacral region
sacral splanchnic nerves
sacral triangle
sacral tuberosity

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