- breastbone breast·bone n
- ['brɛstˌbəʊn]
sterno
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
breastbone breast·bone n
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breast bone — see breastbone … English dictionary
Breastbone — Breast bone (br[e^]st b[=o]n ), n. The bone of the breast; the sternum. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
breastbone — breast|bone [ˈbrestbəun US boun] n ↑backbone, ↑breastbone, ↑collarbone, ↑kneecap, ↑pelvis, ↑skull, ↑spine, ↑rib a long flat bone in the front of your chest which is connected to the top seven pairs of ↑ribs = ↑sternum … Dictionary of contemporary English
breastbone — breast|bone [ brest,boun ] noun count the flat bone in the middle of your chest. The medical word is sternum … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
breastbone — breast·bone bres(t) bōn, .bōn n STERNUM * * * n. see sternum … Medical dictionary
breastbone — breast•bone [[t]ˈbrɛstˌboʊn[/t]] n. anat. the sternum • Etymology: bef. 1000 … From formal English to slang
breastbone — [[t]bre̱stboʊn[/t]] breastbones also breast bone N COUNT Your breastbone is the long, flat bone which goes from your throat to the bottom of your ribs and to which your ribs are attached. Syn: sternum … English dictionary
breastbone — (n.) sternum, O.E. breostban; see BREAST (Cf. breast) (n.) + BONE (Cf. bone) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
Breast — The milk engorged breast of a pregnant woman … Wikipedia
Male breast cancer — Classification and external resources ICD 10 C50 ICD 9 175 … Wikipedia
Sternum — Anatomic name for the breast bone, the long flat bone in the upper middle of the front of the chest. The sternum articulates (comes together) with the cartilages of the first seven ribs and with the clavicle (collar bone) on either side. The… … Medical dictionary
