sternum
nounUK /ˈstɜː.nəm/ · US /ˈstɝ.nəm/
Etymology Borrowed from New Latin sternum, related to Old English steorn (“forehead”), German Stirn (“forehead”).
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Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences The breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process.
- The neckline fell into a V, showing the bone of his sternum.2020, Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji, Faber & Faber, page 231:
- Derived terms
- coxosternum, entosternum, episternum, furcasternum, hyosternum, hyposternum, mesosternum, metasternum, omosternum, pentasternum, presternum, prosternum, sternal, sternebra, sternectomy, tetrasternum, tritosternum, xiphisternum
- Related terms
- bone