SternumWordNet Explorer
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noun
the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
Words in this synset: breastbone
noun
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
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the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
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the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs
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the large central part of the breastbone
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the upper part of the breastbone
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smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib