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tergosternal

tergosternal adjective: relating to, or connecting the tergite and sternite.

Adjective

tergosternal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or connecting the tergite and sternite.
    • Analysis of the dorso-ventral muscle bundles suggested muscle degeneration in the tergosternal muscles (indirect with levator muscles) (Fig 7D).2016 March 5, “Transgenic Drosophila for Investigating DUX4 and FRG1, Two Genes Associated with Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about tergosternal

What does tergosternal mean?
Tergosternal means relating to, or connecting the tergite and sternite.
What part of speech is tergosternal?
Tergosternal is an adjective.

Words near tergosternal in the dictionary

  1. tergiverses
  2. tergiversing
  3. Tergnier
  4. tergocentral
  5. tergomesal
  6. tergosternal
  7. tergotrochanteral
  8. tergum
  9. terguride
  10. Terhaar
  11. Terhaars

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