metasternum
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəm
Noun
[edit]metasternum (plural metasterna)
- (anatomy) Synonym of xiphoid process (“small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum”)
- (entomology) The ventral sclerite (or exoskeletal plate) of the metathorax of insects.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “metasternum”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “metasternum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.