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sternum

/ˈstɜː.nəm/US/ˈstɝ.nəm/

sternum noun: the breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process.

sternum: the breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process
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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.

sternum meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu

sternum in Hindi

sternum, breastbone
उरोस्थि urosthi

sternum in Tamil

மார்பெலும்பு, முன் மார்பெலும்பு, மார்பு எலும்பு, மார்பு நடுஎலும்பு, மார்புப்பட்டை எலும்பு, மார்புப்பட்டை

sternum in Bengali

বক্ষাস্থি

sternum in Telugu

the sternum or breast bone
రొమ్ముఎముక rommuemuka
More languagesFewer languages
sternum in Kannada
ಎದೆಯೆಲುಬು

Examples of sternum in a sentence

  • Dip down as far as you are able, aiming to descend to the bottom of your sternum.
  • The adult sternum is comprised of three main parts—the manubrium, sternal body, and xiphoid process.
  • Their arms are longer than their legs, and they have opposable pollexes and a broad sternum.

All 13 example sentences with sternum

Forms of sternum

pluralsterna
pluralsternums

Plural of sternum: sterna or sternums

Origin of sternum

Borrowed from New Latin sternum, related to Old English steorn (“forehead”), German Stirn (“forehead”).

Words formed from sternum

Words that rhyme with sternum

Questions about sternum

What does sternum mean?
Sternum means the breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process.
What is sternum in Hindi?
Sternum in Hindi is उरोस्थि (urosthi). See Sternum meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is sternum?
Sternum is a noun.
How do you pronounce sternum?
Sternum is pronounced /ˈstɜː.nəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of sternum?
The plural of sternum is sterna.

Words near sternum in the dictionary

  1. sternsheets
  2. sternsman
  3. sternsmen
  4. sternson
  5. sternsons
  6. sternum
  7. sternums
  8. sternutate
  9. sternutated
  10. sternutates
  11. sternutating

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: sternum (page history and authors); उरोस्थि (Hindi) (page history and authors); sternum (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sternum (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); రొమ్ముఎముక (Telugu) (page history and authors); sternum (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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