ster·num — /ˈstɚnəm/ noun, pl nums [count] technical : ↑breastbone … Useful english dictionary
ep|i|ster|num — «EHP uh STUR nuhm», noun, plural na « nuh». 1. a) (in mammals) the upper part of the sternum; manubrium. b) (in lower vertebrate animals) the interclavicle. 2. a division of the thorax of an insect … Useful english dictionary
xiph|i|ster|num — «ZIHF uh STUR nuhm», noun, plural na « nuh». the posterior or lower part of the sternum of mammals (in man usually called xiphoid cartilage). ╂[< New Latin xiphisternum < Greek xíphos sword + Latin sternum sternum] … Useful english dictionary
ster — ster; ster·co·bi·lin; ster·co·bi·lin·o·gen; ster·co·ra·ceous; ster·co·ral; ster·co·ra·nism; ster·co·ra·nist; ster·co·ra·rii·dae; ster·co·rary; ster·co·ra·tion; ster·co·ric·o·lous; ster·co·rite; ster·cov·o·rous; ster·cu·lia; ster·cu·li·a·ce·ae;… … English syllables
num — abrot·a·num; al·bur·num; an·te·num·ber; an·te·ster·num; an·tir·rhi·num; apoc·y·num; ar·ca·num; ar·gen·to·pro·te·i·num; blech·num; buc·ci·num; co·ni·o·se·li·num; cri·num; dam·num; di·cra·num; do·num; du·o·de·num; epig·y·num; er·i·og·o·num;… … English syllables
sternum — ster·num … English syllables
sternum — ster|num [ˈstə:nəm US ˈstə:r ] n plural sternums or sterna [ nə] technical [Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin; Origin: Greek sternon chest ] a ↑breastbone … Dictionary of contemporary English
Sternum — Ster|num das; s, ...na <aus gleichbed. nlat. sternum, dies aus gr. stérnon »Brust, Inneres«> Brustbein (Med.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
sternum — ster|num [ stɜrnəm ] noun count MEDICAL the BREASTBONE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sternum — ster•num [[t]ˈstɜr nəm[/t]] n. pl. na( nə), nums. 1) anat. zool. the bony plate or series of bones to which the ribs are attached anteriorly or ventrally in most vertebrates; breastbone 2) the ventral surface of a body segment of an arthropod •… … From formal English to slang