breastbone

breast·bone

B0468200 (brĕst′bōn′)n. See sternum.

breastbone

(ˈbrɛstˌbəʊn) n (Anatomy) the nontechnical name for sternum

breast•bone

(ˈbrɛstˌboʊn)

n. the sternum. [before 1000]

breast·bone

(brĕst′bōn′) See sternum.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

breastbone - the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribssternumbone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebratescorpus sternum, gladiolus - the large central part of the breastbonemanubrium - the upper part of the breastbonexiphoid process - smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh ribchest, pectus, thorax - the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebratesaxial skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs

breastbone

nounRelated words
technical name sternum

Translations

грудинагрудная кость