|  sternum 
  
 
 the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs (Freq. 1)
 • Syn:
 breastbone
 • Derivationally related forms:
 sternal
 • Hypernyms:
 bone, os
 • Part Holonyms:
 thorax, chest, pectus, axial skeleton
 • Part Meronyms:
 gladiolus, corpus sternum, manubrium, xiphoid process
 
 
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