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sa·cral 1

 (sā′krəl)
adj.
Of, near, or relating to the sacrum.

sa·cral 2

 (sā′krəl)
adj.
Relating to sacred rites or observances.

[From Latin sacer, sacr-, sacred; see sacred.]
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sacral

(ˈseɪkrəl)
adj
(Ecclesiastical Terms) of, relating to, or associated with sacred rites
[C19: from Latin sacrum sacred object]

sacral

(ˈseɪkrəl)
adj
(Anatomy) of or relating to the sacrum
[C18: from New Latin sacrālis of the sacrum]
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sa•cral1

(ˈseɪ krəl, ˈsæk rəl)

adj.
of or pertaining to sacred rites or observances.
[1880–85; < Latin sacr(um) sacred thing + -al1]

sa•cral2

(ˈseɪ krəl, ˈsæk rəl)

adj.
of or pertaining to the sacrum.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.sacral - of or relating to or near the sacrum
2.sacral - of or relating to sacred rites; "sacral laws"
sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
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Translations
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sacral

[ˈseɪkrəl] ADJsacral
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sacral

adj
(Rel) → sakral
(Anat) → Kreuzbein-; sacral vertebraeKreuzbeinwirbel pl
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sa·cral

a. sacral, rel. al sacro o situado cerca de éste;
plexus ___plexo ___;
___ nervesnervios ___ -es.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

sacral

adj sacro
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