breastbone (redirected from breastbones)

breast·bone  (brstbn)

n.

See sternum.

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breastbone

Noun

same as sternum

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breastbone  (brstbn)

See sternum.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

breastbone - the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs sternum bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates corpus 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