breast·bone (br st b n )n. See sternum. |
breastbone [ˈbrɛstˌbəʊn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the nontechnical name for sternum
| breastbone (brstbn) See sternum. |
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| Noun | 1. |  breastbone - the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribscorpus sternum, gladiolus - the large central part of the breastbone manubrium - the upper part of the breastbone xiphoid process - smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib chest, pectus, thorax - the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates axial skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs |
breastbone noun
Related words
technical name sternum
technical name sternum
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