| sacroiliitis |
Inflammation on the sacroiliac joints at the base of the spine. May cause low back or buttock pain. Occurs particularly in HLA B27-related conditions such as ankylosing spondylitis.
Ãâó: www.ilar.org/Glossary/Glossary_s.htm
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| saccate |
(SAK-kayt) -- Shaped like a sack; said of the pouchlike lip of Paphiopedilum.
Ãâó: www.psfdev.com/los/glossary/flowr.html
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| sacroiliitis |
Inflammation of the sacroiliac joint; bilateral sacroiliitis is a hallmark of AS.
Ãâó: www.spondylitis.org/patient_resources/glossary.asp...
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| sacrum |
Major bony component of the pelvis, shaped like a wedge on which the spine rests. It forms a joint with ilium, one on each side, via the right and left sacroiliac joints
Ãâó: www.spondylitis.org/patient_resources/glossary.asp...
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| sacral vertebrae |
The five lowest vertebrae that are firmly bound to the pelvis.
Ãâó: www.azspinabifida.org/gloss.html
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