Word Meaning

sternum definition and meaning

n. A plate of cartilage, or a series of bony or cartilaginous plates or segments, in the median line of the pectoral skeleton of most vertebrates above fishes; the breastbone.
n. The ventral part of any one of the somites of an arthropod.

Crossword clues for sternum

- Breastbone
- Breastbone of bird taken into calculation
- Men rust around the breastbone
- Rib cage centre bone