breastbone

n. 胸骨 [医] 胸骨

发音

US

词形变化

breastbones 复数 breastbones

别名

breast bone

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs.

    胸骨

    医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

sternum

上位词 2

bone os

部分词 3

gladiolus manubrium xiphoid process

整体词 3

chest thorax pectus

词源

From Middle English brust-bon, brestbon, from Old English brēostbān (“breastbone”), equivalent to breast + bone.

来源：wiktionary