metasternum (English, noun)
expansion: metasternum (plural metasterna)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Synonym of xiphoid process (“small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum”).
topics: biology
entomology
natural-sciences
glosses: The ventral sclerite (or exoskeletal plate) of the metathorax of insects.
Forms:
form: metasterna
tags: plural