sternum

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈstɜː.nəm/    美 /ˈstɝ.nəm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process.
    — The neckline fell into a V, showing the bone of his sternum.
  2. The sclerotized ventral plate of spiders, between the coxae, marking the floor of the cephalothorax.

词形变化

sterna plural sternums plural

词汇关系

衍生词
coxosternum entosternum episternum furcasternum hyosternum hyposternum mesosternum metasternum omosternum pentasternum presternum prosternum sternal sternebra sternectomy tetrasternum tritosternum xiphisternum
相关词
bone

词源

Borrowed from New Latin sternum, related to Old English steorn (“forehead”), German Stirn (“forehead”).
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