Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of or pertaining to the mesosternum.

    mesosternal lobe

    mesosternal segments

Origin

Coined by Richard Owen in 1853 as meso- + sternal. The prefix is from Ancient Greek μέσος

Coined by Richard Owen in 1853 as meso- + sternal. The prefix is from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”), in reference to its position between the hyosternal and hyposternal bones.

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