breastbone

[ brest-bohn ]
/ ˈbrɛstˌboʊn /

noun

the sternum.

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Origin of breastbone

before 1000; Middle English brust-bon, Old English brēostbān. See breast, bone

Words nearby breastbone

break with, bream, breast, breast beam, breast-beating, breastbone, breast drill, breasted, breast-feed, breasting, breast line
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British Dictionary definitions for breastbone

breastbone
/ (ˈbrɛstˌbəʊn) /

noun

the nontechnical name for sternum
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Medical definitions for breastbone

breastbone
[ brĕst′bōn′ ]

n.

sternum
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Scientific definitions for breastbone

breastbone
[ brĕst′bōn′ ]

See sternum.
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