presternum
English
Etymology
pre- + sternum
Noun
presternum (plural presterna)
- (anatomy) The anterior segment of the sternum; the manubrium.
Related terms
- presternal
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for presternum in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)