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epi·sternum \|epə̇, |epē+\ noun (plural episterna) Etymology: New Latin, from epi- + sternum 1. a. : interclavicle b. : any of several other sternal elements of similar origin or position (as the presternum of a mammal or the epiplastron of a turtle) 2. : a lateral division or piece of a somite of an arthropod; specifically : the anterior sclerite of the pleuron of an insect — compare epimeron 3. : manubrium 1a |