sacral vertebrae

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sacral vertebrae [′sak·rəl ′vərd·ə‚brā]

(anatomy)

Three to five fused vertebrae that form the sacrum in most mammals; amphibians have one sacral vertebra, reptiles usually have two, and birds have 10-23 fused in the synsacrum.

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