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Meaning of ASTERNAL

Pronunciation:  ey'sturnl

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (anatomy) not connected to the sternum or breastbone; "asternal ribs"
 
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 Synonyms: unconnected
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*ster"nal\, a. [Pref. a- not + sternal.] (Anat.)
Not sternal; -- said of ribs which do not join the sternum.
 

 

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