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presternum
[ pree-stur-nuhm ]
/ priˈstɜr nəm /
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noun, plural pre·ster·na [pree-stur-nuh], /priˈstɜr nə/, pre·ster·nums.
Anatomy. manubrium.
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presternum
[ prē-stûr′nəm ]
n.
episternum
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