"sternum" meaning in English

See sternum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈstɜː.nəm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈstɝ.nəm/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sternum.wav Forms: sterna [plural], sternums [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəm Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin sternum, related to Old English steorn (“forehead”), German Stirn (“forehead”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|sternum}} New Latin sternum, {{cog|ang|steorn||forehead}} Old English steorn (“forehead”), {{cog|de|Stirn||forehead}} German Stirn (“forehead”), {{root|en|ine-pro|*sterh₃-}} Head templates: {{en-noun|sterna|s}} sternum (plural sterna or sternums)
  1. (anatomy) The breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process. Categories (topical): Skeleton
    Sense id: en-sternum-en-noun-xa-vpgEJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (arachnology) The sclerotized ventral plate of spiders, between the coxae, marking the floor of the cephalothorax. Categories (topical): Arachnology
    Sense id: en-sternum-en-noun-V5y15jRi Topics: arachnology, biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bone

Inflected forms

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