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Sternum
Sternum meaning
The breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process. | The sclerotized ventral plate of spiders, between the coxae, marking the floor of the cephalothorax.
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Example sentences (20)
An autopsy showed he was left with a broken nose, sternum and eye socket, a dislocated jaw, a ruptured testicle and a fractured voice box.
It’s the sort of rabbit my brother’s school tests their techniques on, with gray fur and dark eyes, and it hides underneath my sternum beside the heart.
Over time, the bars pushed the sternum outwards to improve the depth of his chest, and that freed the pressure on his organs.
Some more swelling in my sternum, more bruising obviously, but just like a bone bruise.
The great-grandad was also in constant pain due to aches around his sternum and was unable to lie down as a result.
As a result of the crash, Kleinsasser suffered a broken sternum and ribs.
Early in the Avs’ 2022 skate to the Stanley Cup championship Girard was slammed into the boards and suffered a broken sternum that kept him from the rest of the playoffs.
He has received extensive treatment for injuries including a broken back, eight broken ribs, a shattered shoulder blade, a broken arm, and a fractured jaw and sternum.
Kelepi Tanginoa - 5: Mixed bag, hopefully his sternum injury isn't too serious but looked in some discomfort.
Ms Donowho suffered multiple fractures in the crash – including both ankles, her sternum and her right hand.
Reconstructing external bone structures like the chest wall and sternum to repair significant defects for cancer patients has been performed in the U.S., Europe, and some Asian countries over the past decade.
Kossmann had been shot in the right thigh, had a severe head injury caused by blunt force trauma, and several of his ribs and also his sternum had been fractured.
The Canadian model rocked a red-hot dress that featured a plunging neckline that dipped to her sternum.
Buchanan is smiling even though one false move, or trying to rush back to riding, could end her career if a metal plate and screws pop off her sternum again.
Cesaro backed Alexander up against the ropes, and when the ref called for a break, Cesaro slowly backed away before landing a closed fist blow to Alexander’s sternum.
He would wake up feeling clammy, a puddle of cold sweat collected at his sternum.
Immediately place the palm of your hand on the patient’s chest just over the lower part of the sternum (breastbone) and press your hand in a pumping motion once or twice by using the other hand.
That injury was the trigger for Buchanan to also get her sternum checked, but she didn't get good news.
The top also boasted a low-cut neckline that plunged all the way to her sternum, putting Utgaard’s buxom physique front and center.
Tietze Syndrome causes visible inflammation where the ribs meet the sternum, unlike costochondritis where the inflammation is not visible.