sternum

sternum is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A plate of cartilage, or a series of bony or cartilaginous plates or segments, in the median line of the pectoral skeleton of most vertebrates above fishes; the breastbone. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A plate of cartilage, or a series of bony or cartilaginous plates or segments, in the median line of the pectoral skeleton of most vertebrates above fishes; the breastbone.
2. noun. The ventral part of any one of the somites of an arthropod.
3. noun. the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs

   Synonyms: breastbone

Synonyms

breastbone

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in sternum:

munster

Common word forms

sternums

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