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episternum

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ep⋅i⋅ster⋅num

  [ep-uh-stur-nuhm]
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–noun, plural -na  [-nuh] .
1. Anatomy. manubrium.
2. Entomology. the anterior portion of a pleuron.
Origin:
1850–55; epi- + sternum
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episternum ep·i·ster·num (ěp'ĭ-stûr'nəm)
n.
The broad upper segment of the sternum occasionally fused with the body of the sternum and forming the sternal angle. Also called manubrium, presternum.

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