sternal

English

Etymology

From sternum +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈstɜː.nəl/, /ˈstɜː.nl̩/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈstɝ.nl̩/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəl

Adjective

sternal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of, relating to, or near the sternum.

Derived terms

• antesternal
• asternal
• chondrosternal
• coracosternal
• costosternal
• episternal
• hyosternal
• infrasternal
• intersternal
• labiosternal
• latisternal
• midsternal
• parasternal
• peristernal
• poststernal
• presternal
• retrosternal
• sternal angle
• sternal bar
• sternal cartilage
• sternally
• sternal plane
• sternal puncture
• sternal religion
• sternal transfusion
• sterno-
• substernal
• suprasternal, supersternal
• tracheosternal
• transsternal
• vertebrosternal

 

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: esternal
• Finnish: rintalasta- (fi), sternaalinen (fi)
• French: sternal (fr)
• Icelandic: bringubeins- (is)
• Italian: sternale (it)

References

• “sternal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “sternal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• antlers, reslant, saltern, Lenarts, entrals, slanter, rentals, Antlers

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɛʁ.nal/

• Audio:

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Adjective

sternal (feminine sternale, masculine plural sternaux, feminine plural sternales)

1. sternal

Derived terms

• fourchette sternale

Further reading

• “sternal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sternal.

Adjective

sternal m or n (feminine singular sternală, masculine plural sternali, feminine and neuter plural sternale)

1. sternal

Declension

Declension of sternal

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	sternal		sternală	sternali	sternale
	definite	sternalul		sternala	sternalii	sternalele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	sternal		sternale	sternali	sternale
	definite	sternalului		sternalei	sternalilor	sternalelor