metasternum
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəm
Noun edit
metasternum (plural metasterna)
- (anatomy) Synonym of xiphoid process (“small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum”)
- (entomology) The ventral sclerite (or exoskeletal plate) of the metathorax of insects.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “metasternum”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “metasternum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.