presternum
[pree-stur-nuh m]
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noun, plural pre·ster·na [pree-stur-nuh] /priˈstɜr nə/, pre·ster·nums.
Anatomy. manubrium.
Origin of presternum
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The Mammalian presternum (manubrium sterni) and xiphosternum have the same origin as the main body of the sternum (Ruge, No. 438).
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)Francis Maitland Balfour
Episternum, ep-i-ster′num, n. the interclavicle: the epiplastron: the presternum of mammals.
The presternum has a prominent keel for the attachment of the pectoral muscles.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
In the Chiroptera the presternum is strongly keeled and so is sometimes the mesosternum.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
The two clavicles are joined across the top of the presternum by an interclavicular ligament.
presternum
[prē-stûr′nəm]
n.
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