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