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sacrotuberous

sacrotuberous

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Relating to the base of the spine and the bony part you sit on in the pelvis
  • adjective
  • /ˌsækrəˈtjuːbərəs/
  • Specialized
: sacro tuberoso
  • The sacrotuberous ligament plays a crucial role in providing stability to the pelvis during movement.

Examples

  • The injury will demonstrate an ipsilateral disruption of all the restraining ligaments of the hemipelvis, including the symphyseal, sacrospinous, sacrotuberous, and SI ligaments.

    Academic text (2006)

  • In anatomy class, we learned about the structure of the sacrotuberous ligament and its connection to the sacrum.

  • Physical therapists often focus on the sacrotuberous ligament when treating pelvic pain and dysfunction.

Surface Forms

sacrotuberous positive

Morphology

sacrotuberous = tuberous (transparent) = sacro + tuber + ous

Formed by attaching the combining form 'sacro-' (relating to the sacrum) to 'tuberous'; the meaning directly denotes a relation to the sacrum and a tuberous structure.

Etymology

Sacrotuberous comes from sacro- from sacrum, the lower back bone whose name once meant 'sacred', and tuberous from tuber meaning 'bump', as in tuberosity which is a bony lump. So, sacrotuberous means 'relating to the sacrum and the bony lump', which fits the ligament that links the sacrum to the ischial tuberosity in the pelvis.