sternum
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Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin sternum, related to Old English steorn (“forehead”), German Stirn (“forehead”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstɜː.nəm/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstɝ.nəm/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəm
Noun
sternum (plural sterna or sternums)
- (anatomy) The breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process. [from 1660]
- 2020, Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji, Faber & Faber, page 231:
- The neckline fell into a V, showing the bone of his sternum.
- (arachnology) The sclerotized ventral plate of spiders, between the coxae, marking the floor of the cephalothorax.
Derived terms
Translations
breastbone — see breastbone
See also
References
- “sternum”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “sternum”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “sternum”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Pronunciation
Noun
sternum n
- sternum, breastbone
- Synonym: hrudní kost
Declension
Declension of sternum (hard neuter foreign)
Related terms
- sternální
Further reading
Pronunciation
Noun
sternum m (plural sternums)
Further reading
- “sternum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek στέρνον (stérnon, “breast, chest; breastbone”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈster.num/, [ˈst̪ɛrnum]
Noun
sternum n (genitive sternī); second declension (New Latin)
- (anatomy) The breastbone.
Inflection
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Descendants
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