† mesosternebern.
Anatomy. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
= sternebra n.
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heartspoonc1405
spoon of the brisket1575
manubrium1705
xiphisternal1835
episternum1840
mesosternal1854
mesosternum1868
presternum1868
xiphisternum1872
sternebra1881
mesosterneber1890
mesosternebra1890
sternite1916
1890 Cent. Dict. Mesosterneber, any one of the intermediate sternebers or pieces of the breast-bone which intervene between the manubrium of the sternum and the xiphoid or ensiform appendage.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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