sternum

English

Etymology

1660, from Neo-Latin sternum, from Ancient Greek στέρνον (stérnon, “chest, breastbone, heart”), from Proto-Indo-European *stern- (“forehead, chest, side”). Related to Old English steorn (“forehead”), German Stirn (“forehead”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈstɝnəm/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈstɜːnəm/

Noun

sternum (plural sterna or sternums)

The breastbone.

Related terms

sternal

Translations

breastbone — see breastbone

See also

bone

Anagrams

Munster, Münster, munters

French

Noun

sternum m (plural sternums)

sternum, breastbone

Further reading

“sternum” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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