presternum
Americannoun
PLURAL
presterna, presternumsOther Word Forms
- presternal adjective
Etymology
Origin of presternum
Example Sentences
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The sternum consists of six pieces; the anterior or presternum is compressed and projects forwards like the prow of a boat.
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Manubrium, mā-nū′bri-um, n. the presternum of most mammals: in organ-building, a stop-knob or handle.—adj.
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Episternum, ep-i-ster′num, n. the interclavicle: the epiplastron: the presternum of mammals.—adj.
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The yellow bats differ less from the red bats than does the hoary bat, L. cinereus, which differs from all of the others as follows: talonid on m3 larger; p4 single-rooted instead of double-rooted; hypocone on M1 and M2 smaller; coronoid process lower; ossified part of tympanic ring, which shields the petrosal, larger; humerus relatively shorter; forearm relatively longer; first phalanx of middle finger relatively shorter; presternum including keel longer than wide instead of vice versa.
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In all bats the presternum has a prominent keel for the attachment of the great pectoral muscles.
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