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episternum
ep·i·ster·num E5186250 (ĕp′ĭ-stûr′nəm)n. pl. ep·i·ster·nums, or ep·i·ster·na (-nə) See manubrium.episternum (ˌɛpɪˈstɜːnəm) n, pl -na (-nə) 1. (Zoology) the manubrium of the sternum in mammals2. (Zoology) another name for interclavicle ˌepiˈsternal adjepisternum
episternum[¦ep·ə′stər·nəm] (vertebrate zoology) A dermal bone or pair of bones ventral to the sternum of certain fishes and reptiles. episternum
ma·nu·bri·um of ster·num [TA] the upper segment of the sternum, a flattened, roughly triangular bone, occasionally fused with the body of the sternum, forming with it a slight angle, the sternal angle. Synonym(s): manubrium sterni [TA], episternum, presternumepisternum (ĕp′ĭ-stûr′nəm)n. pl. epister·nums, or epister·na (-nə) See manubrium. |