sacral nerve
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sacral nerve
[′sak·rəl ′nərv] (neuroscience)
Any of five pairs of spinal nerves in the sacral region which innervate muscles and skin of the lower back, lower extremities, and perineum, and branches to the hypogastric and pelvic plexuses.
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