presternum

[ pree-stur-nuhm ]

/ priˈstɜr nəm /

noun, plural pre·ster·na [pree-stur-nuh], /priˈstɜr nə/, pre·ster·nums.

Anatomy. manubrium.

Origin of presternum

From New Latin, dating back to 1870–75; see origin at pre-, sternum

OTHER WORDS FROM presternum

pre·ster·nal, adjective

Words nearby presternum

pressurized-water reactor, presswork, prest, prestation, Prester John, presternum, prestidigitation, prestige, prestige pricing, prestigious, prestissimo

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Example sentences from the Web for presternum

The presternum has a prominent keel for the attachment of the pectoral muscles.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
In the ant-eaters and armadillos the presternum is broad and sometimes as in Priodon strongly keeled.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
Episternum, ep-i-ster′num, n. the interclavicle: the epiplastron: the presternum of mammals.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
In all bats the presternum has a prominent keel for the attachment of the great pectoral muscles.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2|Various

The Mammalian presternum (manubrium sterni) and xiphosternum have the same origin as the main body of the sternum (Ruge, No. 438).
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

Medical definitions for presternum

presternum

[ prē-stûr′nəm ]

n.

episternum

单词	presternum
释义	presternum [ pree-stur-nuhm ] / priˈstɜr nəm / noun, plural pre·ster·na [pree-stur-nuh], /priˈstɜr nə/, pre·ster·nums. Anatomy. manubrium. Origin of presternum From New Latin, dating back to 1870–75; see origin at pre-, sternum OTHER WORDS FROM presternum pre·ster·nal, adjective Words nearby presternum pressurized-water reactor, presswork, prest, prestation, Prester John, presternum, prestidigitation, prestige, prestige pricing, prestigious, prestissimo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for presternum The presternum has a prominent keel for the attachment of the pectoral muscles. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds In the ant-eaters and armadillos the presternum is broad and sometimes as in Priodon strongly keeled. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds Episternum, ep-i-ster′num, n. the interclavicle: the epiplastron: the presternum of mammals. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various In all bats the presternum has a prominent keel for the attachment of the great pectoral muscles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2\|Various The Mammalian presternum (manubrium sterni) and xiphosternum have the same origin as the main body of the sternum (Ruge, No. 438). The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour Medical definitions for presternum presternum [ prē-stûr′nəm ] n. episternum The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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