breastbone
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of breastbone
before 1000; Middle English brust-bon, Old English brēostbān. See breast, bone ( def. )
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Other options include a “J-incision aortic valve replacement” that he developed involving an incision of about 3 inches in the breastbone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
Through scans, the doctors found out that the parasitic twin was attached to the teen's breastbone and was being supplied blood from a vessel in his chest.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2025
One evening, mid-dream, Merrell threw himself into a corner of a nightstand, breaking his skin but narrowly missing his breastbone.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 24, 2023
The sternum, or breastbone, is a long, flat bone located at the anterior of the chest.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
He replaced the intestines and the breastbone and pulled the skin edges near each other.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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