omosternum

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noun

The anterior element of the sternum which projects forward from between the clavicles in many frogs or toads and is usually tipped with cartilage.

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Meanings

nounomosternum (plural omosterna)

plural omosterna

  1. anatomyThe anterior element of the sternum which projects forward from between the clavicles in many frogs or toads and is usually tipped with cartilage.
  2. anatomyIn many mammals, an interarticular cartilage, or bone, between the sternum and the clavicle.

Origin

From omo- (“shoulder”) + sternum.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with omosternum

sternumcoxosternumentosternumepisternumhyosternumhyposternummesosternummetasternumxiphisternum
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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