"metosteon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: metostea [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin metosteon, from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-, “after”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|metosteon}} New Latin metosteon, {{der|en|grc|μετα-|t=after}} Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-, “after”) Head templates: {{en-noun|metostea}} metosteon (plural metostea)
  1. (anatomy) The posterolateral ossification in the sternum of birds.
    Sense id: en-metosteon-en-noun-~Jo0XlHv Categories (other): Anatomy, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy) The part resulting from such ossification.
    Sense id: en-metosteon-en-noun-yhV171Ko Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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