sternum

FREQ #26945

n. 胸骨, 胸片, 胸板 [医] 胸骨; 腹板(昆虫)

发音

UK /ˈstɜː.nəm/
其它
US /ˈstɝ.nəm/

词形变化

sterna 复数 sterna sternums sternums 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process.

    医学
  2. 2.

    The sclerotized ventral plate of spiders, between the coxae, marking the floor of the cephalothorax.

    生物 动物学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

breastbone

上位词 2

bone os

部分词 3

gladiolus manubrium xiphoid process

整体词 3

chest thorax pectus

词源

Borrowed from New Latin sternum, related to Old English steorn (“forehead”), German Stirn (“forehead”).

来源：wiktionary