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- sternocleidomastoidRelating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
- episternumThe upper segment of the sternum
- sternohyoidOf or relating to the sternum and the hyoid bone.
- mesosternumThe middle portion, or body, of the sternum.
- metasternumSynonym of xiphoid process (“small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum”).
- pentasternumThe third sclerite of a segmented sternal complex.
- tetrasternumThe second sclerite of a segmented sternal complex.
- tritosternumThe sternite of the segment bearing the first pair of walking legs.
- coxosternumPart of the sternum of an arthropod, adjacent with the coxa.
- hyosternumhyoplastron