Medical term:
sacralization
sacralization
[sa″kral-ĭ-za´shun]anomalous fusion of the fifth lumbar vertebra with the first segment of the sacrum.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
sa·cral·i·za·tion
(sā'krăl-i-zā'shŭn),Lumbar development and appearance of the first sacral vertebra.
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sacralization
1. Congenital fusion of the lowest lumbar vertebra to the top of the SACRUM; a harmless condition.
2. A surgical procedure to fuse the lowest lumbar vertebra to the sacrum in the treatment of SPONDYLOLISTHESIS.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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