Breastbone
61xiphoid process — noun smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib • Hypernyms: ↑bone, ↑os • Part Holonyms: ↑sternum, ↑breastbone …
62false rib — noun : any of the ribs with cartilages which unite indirectly or not at all with the sternum * * * Anat. any of the lower five ribs on either side of the body, which are not directly attached to the sternum. [1490 1500] * * * false rib noun One… …
63heart-spoon — heartˈ spoon noun (dialect) 1. The depression in the breastbone 2. The breastbone 3. The pit of the stomach • • • Main Entry: ↑heart …
64cor|a|coid — «KR uh koyd, KOR », noun, adjective. Anatomy. –n. 1. a bone between the shoulder blade and the breastbone in birds and certain reptiles. 2. a bony process extending from the shoulder blade to or toward the breastbone in mammals. –adj. of this… …
65ster|no|clei|do|mas|toid — «STEHR noh KLY doh MAS toyd», adjective. connecting the breastbone (sternum), the clavicle, and the mastoid process of the temporal bone (applied to each of two muscles of the neck that serve to turn and nod the head). ╂[< New Latin sternum… …
66Bomb chest — Chest Chest (ch[e^]st), n. [OE. chest, chist, AS. cest, cist, cyst, L. cista, fr. Gr. ki sth. Cf. {Cist}, {Cistern}.] 1. A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth. [1913… …
67Carina — Ca*ri na, n. [L., keel.] 1. (Bot.) A keel. (a) That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification. (b) A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat. [1913… …
68Carinatae — Car i*na t[ae], n. pl. [NL., Fem. pl. fr. L. {carinatus}. See {Carinate}.] A grand division of birds, including all existing flying birds; So called from the carina or keel on the breastbone. [1913 Webster] …
69Chest — (ch[e^]st), n. [OE. chest, chist, AS. cest, cist, cyst, L. cista, fr. Gr. ki sth. Cf. {Cist}, {Cistern}.] 1. A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth. [1913 Webster] Heaps of… …
70Chest of drawers — Chest Chest (ch[e^]st), n. [OE. chest, chist, AS. cest, cist, cyst, L. cista, fr. Gr. ki sth. Cf. {Cist}, {Cistern}.] 1. A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth. [1913… …
