Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In anatomy, situated between the pieces of which the breast-bone is composed: as, an intersternal articulation.
- In zoology, situated between the sternites or inferomedian parts of the successive somites of an arthropod.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Between the sternal; -- said of certain membranes or parts of insects and crustaceans.
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- adjective zoology Between the
sterna ; said of certainmembranes or parts ofinsects andcrustaceans .
Etymologies
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inter- + sternal
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Examples
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Endosternite: that part of the apodeme arising from the intersternal membrane.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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The two segments are further connected by anterior and posterior intersternal ligaments consisting of longitudinal fibers.
III. Syndesmology. 5g. Articulation of the Manubrium and Body of the Sternum 1918
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