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STERNA
Sterna, genus Sterna
(noun) a genus of Sterninae
STERNUM
sternum, breastbone
(noun) the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
sterna
plural of sternum
Anagrams
• Arents, Stearn, Terans, antres, arents, arnest, astern, atrens, santer, transe
Source: Wiktionary
STERNUM
Ster"num, n.; pl. L. Sterna, E. Sternums. Etym: [NL., from Gr.
1. (Anat.)
Definition: A plate of cartilage, or a series of bony or cartilaginous plates or segments, in the median line of the pectoral skeleton of most vertebrates above fishes; the breastbone.
Note: The sternum is connected with the ribs or the pectorial girdle, or with both. In man it is a flat bone, broad anteriorly, narrowed behind, and connected with the clavicles and the cartilages of the seven anterior pairs of ribs. In most birds it has a high median keel for the attachment of the muscles of the wings.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The ventral part of any one of the somites of an arthropod.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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