Was (wer) ist sternum - definition
sternum
FLAT BONE IN THE MIDDLE FRONT PART OF THE RIB CAGE
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(sternums)
Your sternum is the long flat bone which goes from your throat to the bottom of your ribs and to which your ribs are attached. (MEDICAL)
= breastbone
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Sternum
FLAT BONE IN THE MIDDLE FRONT PART OF THE RIB CAGE
Human sternum; Breastbone; Manubrium; Breast bone; Manubrium sterni; Ossification of sternum; Body of sternum; Manubrium of sternum; Body of the sternum; Sternal; Sternal line; Manubrium of Sternum; Sternebrae; Sternal plates; Breastbones; Breast bones; Sternums; Sternebra; Human breastbone; Human breast bone; Corpus sterni; Ossification of the sternum; Ossification of the sternum bone; Ossification of the sternum bones; Ossification of sternum bones; Ossification of sternum bone; Sternal rib; Sternal ribs
·noun The ventral part of any one of the somites of an Arthropod.
II. Sternum ·noun A plate of cartilage, or a series of bony or cartilaginous plates or segments, in the median line of the pectoral skeleton of most vertebrates above fishes; the breastbone.
sternum
FLAT BONE IN THE MIDDLE FRONT PART OF THE RIB CAGE
Human sternum; Breastbone; Manubrium; Breast bone; Manubrium sterni; Ossification of sternum; Body of sternum; Manubrium of sternum; Body of the sternum; Sternal; Sternal line; Manubrium of Sternum; Sternebrae; Sternal plates; Breastbones; Breast bones; Sternums; Sternebra; Human breastbone; Human breast bone; Corpus sterni; Ossification of the sternum; Ossification of the sternum bone; Ossification of the sternum bones; Ossification of sternum bones; Ossification of sternum bone; Sternal rib; Sternal ribs
['st?:n?m]
¦ noun (plural sternums or sterna -n?)
1. the breastbone.
2. Zoology a thickened ventral plate on each segment of the body of an arthropod.
Origin
C17: mod. L., from Gk sternon 'chest'.
Wikipedia
Sternum
The sternum or breastbone is a long flat bone located in the central part of the chest. It connects to the ribs via cartilage and forms the front of the rib cage, thus helping to protect the heart, lungs, and major blood vessels from injury.
Aussprachebeispiele für sternum
1. your sternum--.
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2. to your sternum.
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3. a fist through his sternum?
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4. by lowering the sternum down.
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5. The sternum, shoulder blades, front and back
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Beispiele aus Textkorpus für sternum
1. The boot hit my diaphragm and sternum, while the studs caught my liver.
2. Beery said the former senator suffered a minor fracture in his sternum.
3. Mary‘s, where his sternum bone is on display and attracts pilgrims from around the nation.
4. Corzine, 60, had broken his leg, 11 ribs, a collarbone and his sternum.
5. He has no feeling below his sternum and has partial use of his arms.