English Explanatory Dictionary

sternum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process.
  2. The sclerotized ventral plate of spiders, between the coxae, marking the floor of the cephalothorax.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɜː.nəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sternum.wav /ˈstɝ.nəm/

Word forms

sternum sterna sternums

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin sternum, related to Old English steorn (“forehead”), German Stirn (“forehead”).

Related words

bone

Derived words

coxosternum entosternum episternum furcasternum hyosternum hyposternum mesosternum metasternum omosternum pentasternum presternum prosternum sternal sternebra sternectomy tetrasternum tritosternum xiphisternum
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