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Sternum

Noun CEFR B1
ˈstɜː.nəm

Definitions

  1. The breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process.
  2. The sclerotized ventral plate of spiders, between the coxae, marking the floor of the cephalothorax.

Equivalents

Françaissternum
DeutschBrustbeinSternum
日本語胸甲
12 more languages
العربيةعظم القصّ
Češtinahrudní koststernum
Ελληνικάστέρνο
Suomirintalasta
Galegoesterno
हिन्दीउरोस्थि
Bahasa Indonesiatulang rawan
Kurdîûc
Polskimostek
Svenskabröstben
ไทยกระดูกสันอก
Tiếng Việtức

Examples

“The neckline fell into a V, showing the bone of his sternum.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Sternums sternutation sternutative sternutator sternutatoric sternutatory

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