sternum
Noun
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The flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs (synset 105288688)
has:
- corpus sternum, gladiolus - the large central part of the breastbone
- manubrium - the upper part of the breastbone
- xiphoid process - smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib
is a part of:- chest, pectus, thorax - the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
- axial skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs
same as: breastbone
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