sternum
English Thesaurus
1. the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | bone, os, |
| definition | : | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | manubrium, |
| definition | : | the upper part of the breastbone (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | xiphoid process, |
| definition | : | smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | chest, pectus, thorax, |
| definition | : | the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | axial skeleton, |
| definition | : | the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | sternal, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or near the sternum (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | sternal, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or near the sternum (adj.pert) |
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