presternum
English
Etymology
From
pre-
+
sternum
.
Noun
presternum
(
plural
presterna
)
(
anatomy
)
The
anterior
or upper
part
of the
sternum
; the
manubrium
.
Related terms
presternal
References
“
presternum
”, in
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary
, Springfield, Mass.:
G. & C. Merriam
,
1913
,
→OCLC
.