Sacral tuberosity
Tuberositas ossis sacri
- Latin synonym: Tuberositas ossis sacralis
Definition
The sacral tuberosity is a roughened area located on the lateral part of the sacrum, laterally to the lateral sacral crest and posteriorly from the auricular surface, on which are three deep and uneven impressions, for the attachment of the posterior sacroiliac ligament.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
