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noun
The breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
The sclerotized ventral plate of spiders, between the coxae, marking the floor of the cephalothorax.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arachnology, biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: breastbone
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bone, os
History
Borrowed from New Latin sternum, related to Old English steorn (“forehead”), German Stirn (“forehead”).
