Meaning Of The Word Sternum

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sternum
countable noun: Your sternum is the long flat bone which goes from your throat to the bottom of your ribs and to which your ribs are attached.

sternum in American English
a thin, flat structure of bone and cartilage to which most of the ribs are attached in the front of the chest in most vertebrates; breastbone
noun: a bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the clavicles and the true ribs; breastbone

sternum in British English
noun: (in humans) a long flat vertical bone, situated in front of the thorax, to which are attached the collarbone and the first seven pairs of ribs

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