Breastbone: alternatives and connections

The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcic carbonate, calcic phosphate, and gelatine; as, bl…

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Of or pertaining to the sternum; in the region of the sternum.

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Of or pertaining to the sternum; in the region of the sternum.

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A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth.

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The breast of a bird.

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The part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing that part of the body cavity the walls of which are supported by the dorsal verteb…

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A genus of plants having bulbous roots and gladiate leaves, and including many species, some of which are cultivated and valued for the beauty of the…

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A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus.

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A plate of cartilage, or a series of bony or cartilaginous plates or segments, in the median line of the pectoral skeleton of most vertebrates above…

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