Meaning of BREASTBONE
| Pronunciation: | | 'brest`bown
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| | Definition: | | [n] the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs |
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| | Synonyms: | | sternum |
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| | See Also: | | axial skeleton, bone, chest, corpus sternum, gladiolus, manubrium, os, pectus, thorax, xiphoid process | |
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| | Definition: | | \Breast"bone`\ (br[e^]st"b[=o]n`), n.
The bone of the breast; the sternum.
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