sacral nerve

noun Anatomy.

any of the nerves arising in five pairs from the spinal cord in the sacrum.

Origin of sacral nerve

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby sacral nerve

sacral canal, sacral crest, sacral flexure, sacral foramen, sacral ganglion, sacral nerve, sacral plexus, sacral splanchnic nerve, sacralgia, sacralization, sacralize

Medical definitions for sacral nerve

sacral nerve

n.

Any of five nerves emerging from the sacral foramina: the first three enter into the formation of the sacral plexus, and the second two into the coccygeal plexus.