STERNUM


Meaning of STERNUM in English

[ 'stə:nəm ]

■ noun ( plural ~s or sterna -nə )

1》 the breastbone.

2》 Zoology a thickened ventral plate on each segment of the body of an arthropod.

Origin

C17: mod. L., from Gk sternon 'chest'.

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