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breast·bone
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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. -
belly
The belly of a person or animal is their stomach or abdomen. In British English, this is an informal or literary use. -
body blow
A body blow is something that causes great disappointment and difficulty to someone who is trying to achieve something. -
interclavicle
a median membrane bone developed between the collarbones, or in front of the breastbone, in many vertebrates. -
ratite
having a flat, unkeeled sternum, as an ostrich, cassowary, emu, or moa. -
wishbone
a forked bone, formed by the fusion of the two clavicles, in front of the breastbone in most birds; furcula.