asternal
[ ey-stur-nl ]
/ eɪˈstɜr nl /
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adjective Anatomy, Zoology.
not reaching to or connected with the sternum.
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Words nearby asternal
asterion, asterisk, asterism, asterixis, astern, asternal, asternia, asteroid, asteroid belt, asteroid body, Asteroidea
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British Dictionary definitions for asternal
asternal
/ (æˈstɜːnəl, eɪ-) /
adjective anatomy
not connected or joined to the sternum
lacking a sternum
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Medical definitions for asternal
asternal
[ ā-stûr′nəl, ə-stûr′- ]
adj.
Not related to or connected with the sternum, as a rib.
Lacking a sternum.
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