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presternum
[ pree-stur-nuhm ]
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- pre·sternal adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of presternum1
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Example Sentences
The sternum of the Balæna consists of a broad, flattened, heart-shaped or oval presternum.
The presternum is as a rule small and compressed, often much keeled, especially in the horse and tapir.
In the ant-eaters and armadillos the presternum is broad and sometimes as in Priodon strongly keeled.
In all bats the presternum has a prominent keel for the attachment of the great pectoral muscles.
The two clavicles are joined across the top of the presternum by an interclavicular ligament.
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