metasternum
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəm
Noun
editmetasternum (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
editReferences
edit- “metasternum”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “metasternum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.