metasternum

English

Etymology

meta- +‎ sternum

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəm

Noun

metasternum (plural metasterna)

(anatomy) Synonym of xiphoid process (“small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum”)
(entomology) The ventral sclerite (or exoskeletal plate) of the metathorax of insects.

Derived terms

metasternal

References

“metasternum”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
“metasternum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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