sacroiliac
1 of 2adjective
sa·cro·il·i·ac ˌsa-krō-ˈi-lē-ˌak 
ˌsā-
: of, relating to, or being the region of the joint between the sacrum and ilium
sacroiliac pain
sacroiliac
2 of 2noun
: the sacroiliac region
also : its firm fibrous cartilage
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2022 The goal is to avoid irritating the painful and stiff joints, like the sacroiliac joint, while preserving range of motion and strength in the joints that have to compensate in order to move well. Health.com, 26 Jan. 2022 Doctors diagnosed Talansky with acute sacroilitis, an inflammation of the sacroiliac joint, which connects the pelvis to the spine. Lauren Steele, Outside Online, 17 July 2014 Your doctor will be looking for evidence both in the examination (like pain or stiffness) along with evidence from an imaging test, like inflammation of the sacroiliac joints (which connect the pelvis and lower spine) or fusion of vertebrae. Colleen Stinchcombe, Health.com, 24 Jan. 2022 According to Owen, the sacroiliac joints just beneath your spine that connect to the sacrum are similarly vulnerable, along with your wing-like hip bones. Holly Lebowitz Rossi, Good Housekeeping, 26 July 2018
Noun
The sacroiliac joints are in the hip, where the spine and pelvis connect. Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2022 The goal is to avoid irritating the painful and stiff joints, like the sacroiliac joint, while preserving range of motion and strength in the joints that have to compensate in order to move well. Health.com, 26 Jan. 2022 Doctors diagnosed Talansky with acute sacroilitis, an inflammation of the sacroiliac joint, which connects the pelvis to the spine. Lauren Steele, Outside Online, 17 July 2014 Your doctor will be looking for evidence both in the examination (like pain or stiffness) along with evidence from an imaging test, like inflammation of the sacroiliac joints (which connect the pelvis and lower spine) or fusion of vertebrae. Colleen Stinchcombe, Health.com, 24 Jan. 2022 According to Owen, the sacroiliac joints just beneath your spine that connect to the sacrum are similarly vulnerable, along with your wing-like hip bones. Holly Lebowitz Rossi, Good Housekeeping, 26 July 2018 Word History
Etymology
Adjective
probably from French sacro-iliaque, from New Latin sacrum + French iliaque iliac
First Known Use
Adjective
1831, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1936, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
sacroiliac 1 of 2
adjective
sa·cro·il·i·ac ˌsak-rō-ˈil-ē-ˌak ˌsā-krō-
ˌsā-krō- : of, relating to, affecting, or being the region of the joint between the sacrum and the ilium
sacroiliac distress
sacroiliac
2 of 2noun
: sacroiliac joint