Meaning

1 senses

  1. The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs.

    Brustbein, Sternum

    груди́наgrudína, грудна́я костьgrudnája kostʹ

More definitions
  • the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
the central narrow bone in the front of the chest:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the central narrow bone in the front of the chest:

Origin

From Middle English brust-bon, brestbon, from Old English brēostbān (“breastbone”), equiva

From Middle English brust-bon, brestbon, from Old English brēostbān (“breastbone”), equivalent to breast + bone.

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Forms

plural: breastbones

Synonyms

1 synonyms
sternum
Close in meaning
  • the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs:sternum

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
breakupB2breakwaterbreastB1breastfeedbreaststroke
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