asternal

American

[ay-stur-nl] / eɪˈstɜr nl /

adjective

Anatomy, Zoology.

not reaching to or connected with the sternum.

asternal British

/ æˈstɜːnəl, eɪ- /

adjective

not connected or joined to the sternum
lacking a sternum

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Etymology

Origin of asternal

First recorded in 1840–50; a- ⁶ + sternal

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