sacro-comb. form1
assumed as combining form of Latin sacer sacred, in various nonce-words.
sacro-pictorial adj. 
/ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)pɪkˈtɔːrɪəl/, /ˌseɪkroʊˌpɪkˈtɔriəl/ relating to sacred portraiture.
Brit. /ˌsakrə(ʊ)pɪkˈtɔːrɪəl/
, /ˌsakrə(ʊ)pɪkˈtɔːrɪəl//ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)pɪkˈtɔːrɪəl/U.S. /ˌsækroʊˌpɪkˈtɔriəl/
, /ˌsækroʊˌpɪkˈtɔriəl//ˌseɪkroʊˌpɪkˈtɔriəl/Π
1849 K. H. Digby Compitum II. 357 All which form a code of sacropictorial law.
sacro-secular adj. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈsɛkjᵿlə/, /ˌseɪkroʊˈsɛkjələr/ partly sacred and partly secular.
Brit. /ˌsakrə(ʊ)ˈsɛkjᵿlə/
, /ˌsakrə(ʊ)ˈsɛkjᵿlə//ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈsɛkjᵿlə/U.S. /ˌsækroʊˈsɛkjələr/
, /ˌsækroʊˈsɛkjələr//ˌseɪkroʊˈsɛkjələr/Π
1888 E. A. Parry in Lett. to Sir W. Temple 18 The Priory is a low-built sacro-secular edifice.
sacro-seric adj. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈsɛrɪk/, /ˌsækroʊˈsɛrɪk/, /ˌseɪkroʊˈsɪrɪk/, /ˌseɪkroʊˈsɛrɪk/ (jocular), sacred and silken.
Brit. /ˌsakrə(ʊ)ˈsɛrɪk/
, /ˌsakrə(ʊ)ˈsɛrɪk//ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈsɛrɪk/U.S. /ˌsækroʊˈsɪrɪk/
, /ˌsækroʊˈsɪrɪk//ˌsækroʊˈsɛrɪk//ˌseɪkroʊˈsɪrɪk//ˌseɪkroʊˈsɛrɪk/ΚΠ
1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund II. 372 The sacro-seric vestments which adorn the priest in the celebration of the sacrifice of the mass.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
sacro-comb. form2
Anatomy.
1. used as combining form of Latin (os) sacrum sacrum n., prefixed (usually with hyphen) to various adjectives, forming compounds with the sense ‘pertaining jointly to the sacrum and (some other part indicated by the second element)’.
Categories »
sacro-caudal adj. /ˌseɪkroʊˈkɑd(ə)l/
Brit. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈkɔːdl/
, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈkɔːdl/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˈkɔd(ə)l/
, /ˌseɪkroʊˈkɔd(ə)l//ˌseɪkroʊˈkɑd(ə)l/ sacro-coccygeal adj.
Brit. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)kɒkˈsɪdʒɪəl/
, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)kɒkˈsɪdʒɪəl/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˌkɑkˈsɪdʒiəl/
/ˌseɪkroʊˌkɑkˈsɪdʒiəl/ΚΠ
1831 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. (ed. 2) 193 Sacro-coccygeal Articulation.
1831 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. (ed. 2) 193 Anterior Sacro-coccygeal Ligament.
1875 Sir W. Turner in Encycl. Brit. I. 822/1 At the time of birth the sacro-coccygeal part of the spine is concave forwards.
sacro-coccygean adj.
Brit. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)kɒkˈsɪdʒɪən/
, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)kɒkˈsɪdʒɪən/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˌkɑkˈsɪdʒiən/
/ˌseɪkroʊˌkɑkˈsɪdʒiən/ΚΠ
1840 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (1842) 110 The posterior sacro-coccygean ligament.
sacro-costal adj.
Brit. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈkɒstl/
, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈkɒstl/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˈkɑst(ə)l/
/ˌseɪkroʊˈkɑst(ə)l/ΚΠ
1890 E. Coues Handbk. Field & Gen. Ornithol. ii. iv. 211 These ‘sacral ribs’ or sacrocostals are further~more distinguished by being devoid of the epipleural or uncinate processes, with which other true ribs are furnished.
Categories »
sacro-cotyloid adj.
Brit. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈkɒtᵻlɔɪd/
, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈkɒtᵻlɔɪd/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˈkɑdlˌɔɪd/
/ˌseɪkroʊˈkɑdlˌɔɪd/Categories »
sacro-cotyloidean adj.
Brit. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)kɒtᵻˈlɔɪdɪən/
, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)kɒtᵻˈlɔɪdɪən/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˌkɑdlˈɔɪdiən/
/ˌseɪkroʊˌkɑdlˈɔɪdiən/ sacro-femoral adj. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈfiːm(ə)rəl/,
Brit. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈfɛm(ə)rəl/
, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈfɛm(ə)rəl//ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈfiːm(ə)rəl/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˈfɛm(ə)rəl/
/ˌseɪkroʊˈfɛm(ə)rəl/ΚΠ
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 865 Sacro-femoral or 1st lumbar area.
sacro-iliac adj.
Brit. /ˌseɪkrəʊˈɪlɪak/
, /ˌseɪkrəʊˈɪlɪak/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˈɪliˌæk/
/ˌseɪkroʊˈɪliˌæk/ΚΠ
1831 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. (ed. 2) 193 Irregular fibres placed before the sacro-iliac articulation.
1886 J. M. Duncan Clin. Lect. Dis. Women (ed. 3) xlix. 438 (heading) Rheum of a sacro-iliac joint.
sacro-inguinal adj.
Brit. /ˌseɪkrəʊˈɪŋɡwᵻnl/
, /ˌseɪkrəʊˈɪŋɡwᵻnl/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˈɪŋɡwən(ə)l/
/ˌseɪkroʊˈɪŋɡwən(ə)l/ΚΠ
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 865 Sacro-inguinal or 12th dorsal area.
Categories »
sacro-ischiac adj.
Brit. /ˌseɪkrəʊˈɪskɪak/
, /ˌseɪkrəʊˈɪskɪak/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˈɪskiˌæk/
/ˌseɪkroʊˈɪskiˌæk/Categories »
sacro-ischiadic adj.
Brit. /ˌseɪkrəʊɪskɪˈadɪk/
, /ˌseɪkrəʊɪskɪˈadɪk/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˌɪskiˈædɪk/
/ˌseɪkroʊˌɪskiˈædɪk/ sacro-ischiatic adj.
Brit. /ˌseɪkrəʊɪskɪˈatɪk/
, /ˌseɪkrəʊɪskɪˈatɪk/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˌɪskiˈædɪk/
/ˌseɪkroʊˌɪskiˈædɪk/ΚΠ
1790 R. Bland in Med. Communications 2 437 Where the sacro-ischiatic ligaments cross.
1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 18 The sacroischiatic notch of anthropotomy.
Categories »
sacro-lumbal adj.
Brit. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈlʌmbl/
, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈlʌmbl/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˈləmb(ə)l/
/ˌseɪkroʊˈləmb(ə)l/ sacro-lumbar adj. /ˌseɪkroʊˈləmbər/
Brit. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈlʌmbə/
, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈlʌmbə/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˈləmˌbɑr/
, /ˌseɪkroʊˈləmˌbɑr//ˌseɪkroʊˈləmbər/ΚΠ
1851 S. D. Gross Pract. Treat. Dis. Bladder i. iii. 121 The pain shoots along..to the sacro-lumbar region.
1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 207/1 The bones composing the sacro-lumbar articulations.
Categories »
sacro-pectineal adj.
Brit. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)pɛkˈtɪnɪəl/
, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)pɛkˈtɪnɪəl/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˌpɛkˈtɪniəl/
/ˌseɪkroʊˌpɛkˈtɪniəl/ sacro perineal adj.
Brit. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)pɛrᵻˈniːəl/
, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)pɛrᵻˈniːəl/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˌpɛrəˈniəl/
/ˌseɪkroʊˌpɛrəˈniəl/ΚΠ
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 454 The sacro~perineal region.
sacro-pubic adj.
Brit. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈpjuːbɪk/
, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈpjuːbɪk/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˈpjubɪk/
/ˌseɪkroʊˈpjubɪk/ΚΠ
1841 F. H. Ramsbotham Princ. & Pract. Obstetr. Med. 23 The antero-posterior, sacro-pubic, or conjugate [diameter].
Categories »
sacro-rectal adj.
Brit. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈrɛktl/
, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈrɛktl/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˈrɛkt(ə)l/
/ˌseɪkroʊˈrɛkt(ə)l/ sacro-sciatic adj.
Brit. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)sʌɪˈatɪk/
, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)sʌɪˈatɪk/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˌsaɪˈædɪk/
/ˌseɪkroʊˌsaɪˈædɪk/ΚΠ
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Sacro-sciatic ligaments... The small sacro-sciatic, or internal sciatic ligament.
1782 Monro's Anat. Human Bones (new ed.) 146 Two strong ligaments which are extended to the os ischium; and are therefore called sacro-sciatic.
1893 A. S. Eccles Sciatica 55 The cause of obstinate sacro-sciatic tenderness.
Categories »
sacro-spinal adj.
Brit. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈspʌɪnl/
, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈspʌɪnl/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˈspaɪn(ə)l/
/ˌseɪkroʊˈspaɪn(ə)l/ sacro-spinous adj.
Brit. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈspʌɪnəs/
, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈspʌɪnəs/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˈspaɪnəs/
/ˌseɪkroʊˈspaɪnəs/ΚΠ
1910 H. W. Cattell Lippincott's New Med. Dict. 845/1 Sacrospinous ligament = sacrosciatic ligament, lesser.
1913 Gray's Anat. (ed. 18) 354 The sacrospinous ligament (small sacrosciatic ligament) is thin, and triangular in form.
1967 G. M. Wyburn et al. Conc. Anat. vi. 163/2 The short sacrospinous ligament lies anterior to the sacrotuberous ligament and extends from the spine of the ischium to the lower part of the sacrum and coccyx.
sacro-tuberous adj. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈtʃuːb(ə)rəs/,
Brit. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈtjuːb(ə)rəs/
, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈtjuːb(ə)rəs//ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈtʃuːb(ə)rəs/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˈt(j)ubərəs/
/ˌseɪkroʊˈt(j)ubərəs/ΚΠ
1910 H. W. Cattell Lippincott's New Med. Dict. 845/1 Sacrotuberous ligament, = Sacrosciatic ligament, great.
1925 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 31 July 307/2 Von Meyer..described the rotary movement of the sacrum, and showed..the restraint put on this rotation by the sacrotuberous and sacrospinous ligaments.
1962 Gray's Anat. (ed. 33) 531 The sacrotuberous ligament..is placed at the lower and posterior part of the pelvis.
1967Sacrotuberous [see sacro-spinous adj.]. sacro-uterine adj. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈjuːtərᵻn/, /ˌseɪkroʊˈjudəˌraɪn/
Brit. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈjuːtərʌɪn/
, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈjuːtərʌɪn//ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈjuːtərᵻn/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˈjudərən/
, /ˌseɪkroʊˈjudərən//ˌseɪkroʊˈjudəˌraɪn/ΚΠ
1888 W. H. Byford & H. T. Byford Pract. Med. & Surg. (ed. 4) ii. 83 Two fingers carried high up in the posterior fornix vaginae can usually feel the semi-circular folds of the sacro-uterine ligament extending outward, backward and upward.
1946 R. W. Te Linde Operative Gynecol. vii. 125/1 Pushing back the mucosa in the attempt to see the peritoneum exposes each sacro-uterine ligament.
sacro-vertebral adj. /ˌseɪkroʊˌvərˈtibrəl/
Brit. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈvəːtᵻbr(ə)l/
, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈvəːtᵻbr(ə)l/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˈvərdəbrəl/
, /ˌseɪkroʊˈvərdəbrəl//ˌseɪkroʊˌvərˈtibrəl/ΚΠ
1831 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. (ed. 2) 193 Sacro-vertebral Ligament.
1873 St. G. Mivart Lessons Elem. Anat. ii. 57 The sacro-vertebral angle is generally replaced by almost a straight line.
2.
sacro-iliitis n.
Brit. /ˌseɪkrəʊɪlɪˈʌɪtᵻs/
, /ˌseɪkrəʊɪlɪˈʌɪtᵻs/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˌɪliˈaɪdᵻs/
inflammation of the sacro-iliac joint./ˌseɪkroʊˌɪliˈaɪdᵻs/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of joints > [noun] > of hip joint
hip disease1684
hip-joint disease1794
hip-evil1802
coxalgy1854
coxalgia1859
coxitis1878
Trendelenburg's sign1912
Perthes' disease1915
sacro-iliitis1934
Ortolani1955
1934 Acta Rheumetologica VI. xxiii. 7/1 All the cases of Spondylitis adolescens..so far examined, have radiographically shown indications of bilateral infection of both sacro-iliac joints, (Sacro-ileitis) usually in the form of ankylosis.
1936 Brit. Jrnl. Radiol. 9 127 (caption) Complete ankylosis of the sacro-iliac joints—the end-result of a chronic sacro-iliitis.
1977 Lancet 17 Sept. 591/1 Around the classic centre, rigid spine with radiographic sacro-iliitis, there is a very large fringe of milder forms of spondylitis.
Categories »
sacro-median adj.
Brit. /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈmiːdɪən/
, /ˌseɪkrə(ʊ)ˈmiːdɪən/U.S. /ˌseɪkroʊˈmidiən/
the epithet of the artery running along the median line of the sacrum ( Cent. Dict. 1891)./ˌseɪkroʊˈmidiən/This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
<
comb. form11772comb. form21753