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sterna

sterna is the plural of sternum.

Meaning of sternum

Noun

sternum (plural sterna or sternums)

  1. The breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process.
    • The neckline fell into a V, showing the bone of his sternum.2020, Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji, Faber & Faber, page 231
  2. The sclerotized ventral plate of spiders, between the coxae, marking the floor of the cephalothorax.

Questions about sterna

What is sterna the plural of?
Sterna is the plural of sternum.

Words near sterna in the dictionary

  1. Stern-Brocot tree
  2. Stern-Brocot trees
  3. Stern-Gerlach experiment
  4. stern-wheeler
  5. stern-wheelers
  6. sterna
  7. sternacostal
  8. sternage
  9. sternal
  10. sternal angle
  11. sternal angles

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