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sternum

ster·num

UK/ˈstɜː.nəm/ US/ˈstɝ.nəm/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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

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