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noun
The posterolateral ossification in the sternum of birds, or the part resulting from such ossification.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, ornithology, sciences
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Synonyms: posterolateral process
Antonyms: none provided
History
From New Latin metosteon, from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-, “after”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).
