ALL meanings of sternum
ster·num
S s - noun plural sternum Anatomy, Zoology. a bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the clavicles and the true ribs; breastbone. 1
- noun plural sternum the ventral surface of a body segment of an arthropod. 1
- noun sternum breastbone 1
- countable noun sternum Your sternum is the long flat bone which goes from your throat to the bottom of your ribs and to which your ribs are attached. 0
- noun sternum (in man) a long flat vertical bone, situated in front of the thorax, to which are attached the collarbone and the first seven pairs of ribs 0
- noun sternum the corresponding part in many other vertebrates 0
- noun sternum a cuticular plate covering the ventral surface of a body segment of an arthropod 0
- noun sternum a thin, flat structure of bone and cartilage to which most of the ribs are attached in the front of the chest in most vertebrates; breastbone 0