METOSTEON

Me*tos"te*on, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)

Definition: The postero-lateral ossification in the sternum of birds; also, the part resulting from such ossification.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ANOMALY

(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)


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