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Noun: sternum (sternums,sterna)  stur-num
  1. The flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
    - breastbone

Derived forms: sterna, sternums

See also: sternal

Type of: bone, os[2]

Part of: axial skeleton, chest, pectus, thorax

Encyclopedia: Sternum

Nearest

sternite
sternly
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sternocleido mastoideus
sternocleidomastoid
sternocleidomastoid muscle
sternocleidomastoid vein
Sternotherus
sternpost
sternum
sternutation
sternutative
sternutator
sternutatory
sternway
sternwheeler
steroid
steroid alcohol
steroid hormone
steroidal