Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the præsternum: as, presternal bone; presternal region.
- In entomology, same as
prosternal . - noun A presternal process.
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- adjective anatomy Of or relating to the
presternum .
Etymologies
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pre- + sternal
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Examples
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The superior border is the thickest and presents at its center the jugular or presternal notch; on either side of the notch is an oval articular surface, directed upward, backward, and lateralward, for articulation with the sternal end of the clavicle.
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Gibson and Malet describe a presternal fissure uncovering the base of the heart.
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6.253 Gibson and Malet 6.254 describe a presternal fissure uncovering the base of the heart.
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