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sternally

sternally adverb: in terms of, or upon, the sternum.

Adverb

sternally (not comparable)

  1. In terms of, or upon, the sternum.

Origin of sternally

From sternal + -ly.

Words formed from sternally

Questions about sternally

What does sternally mean?
Sternally means in terms of, or upon, the sternum.
What part of speech is sternally?
Sternally is an adverb.

Words near sternally in the dictionary

  1. sternal angle
  2. sternal angles
  3. sternalgia
  4. sternalgic
  5. sternalis
  6. sternally
  7. Sternbach
  8. Sternbachs
  9. Sternberg
  10. Sternberg task
  11. Sternberg tasks

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