metasternum

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noun

Synonym of xiphoid process (“small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum”).

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xiphoid process
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Meanings

nounmetasternum (plural metasterna)

plural metasterna

  1. anatomySynonym of xiphoid process (“small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum”).

    Synonyms: xiphoid process

  2. biologyThe ventral sclerite (or exoskeletal plate) of the metathorax of insects.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of xiphoid process (“small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum”).

Similar
xiphoid process
Also see
xiphoid process

Origin

From meta- + sternum.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with metasternum

sternumcoxosternumentosternumepisternumhyosternumhyposternummesosternumomosternumxiphisternum
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Cite this entry
APA

metasternum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasternum

MLA

“metasternum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasternum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metasternum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasternum.

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