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praesternum

praesternum is the archaic form of presternum.

Meaning of presternum

Noun

presternum (plural presterna)

  1. The anterior or upper part of the sternum; the manubrium.

Forms of praesternum

pluralpraesterna

Questions about praesternum

What is praesternum the archaic form of?
Praesternum is the archaic form of presternum.

Words near praesternum in the dictionary

  1. praesidium
  2. praesidiums
  3. praesphenoid
  4. praesterna
  5. praesternal
  6. praesternum
  7. praesutural
  8. praesystolic
  9. praetaxation
  10. praeter-
  11. praeterist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: praesternum (page history and authors); presternum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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