Meanings
adjectivetranssternal (not comparable)
- not comparableThrough the sternum
[ 7 ] reported a postoperative mortality of 33 % as a result of bleeding and sepsis following a modified transsternal approach.
2015 July 2, Hao Zeng et al., “Comparison of three surgical approaches for cervicothoracic spinal tuberculosis: a retrospective case–control study”, in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, volume 10, →DOI
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with transsternal
journalinternalexternalkerneleternalcolonelmaternalnocturnalfraternalinfernalpaternalvernaldiurnalternalsternalsupernalanteroexternalanterointernalantesternalasternalchondrosternalcoeternalcoracosternalcostosternal
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APA
transsternal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transsternal
MLA
“transsternal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transsternal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transsternal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transsternal.
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