sacral plexus

1. 1.

   a nerve plexus formed by the 4th and 5th lumbar and 1st, 2nd, 3rd sacral nerves; supplies the pelvic region and lower limbs

   Synonymsplexus sacralis

   Broadernerve plexus

Questions about sacral plexus

What does sacral plexus mean?

sacral plexus means "a nerve plexus formed by the 4th and 5th lumbar and 1st, 2nd, 3rd sacral nerves; supplies the pelvic region and lower limbs".

What is another word for sacral plexus?

Close synonyms include plexus sacralis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sacral plexus a common word?

sacral plexus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.