sternebra
[ stûr′nə-brə ]
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n. pl. ster•ne•brae (-brē)
One of the four segments of the primordial sternum of the embryo, the fusion of which forms the body of the adult sternum.
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Words nearby sternebra
Sternberg, Sternberg-Reed cell, stern chaser, stern drive, Sterne, sternebra, sternforemost, Stern, Isaac, sternite, sternmost, Sterno
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Example sentences from the Web for sternebra
Between the last sternebra and the xiphisternum two pairs articulate.
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