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breastbone
[ brest-bohn ]
noun
- the sternum.
breastbone
/ ˈɛˌəʊ /
noun
- the nontechnical name for sternum
breastbone
/ ĕ′ō′ /
- See sternum
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of breastbone1
Example Sentences
Through scans, the doctors found out that the parasitic twin was attached to the teen's breastbone and was being supplied blood from a vessel in his chest.
But a groundbreaking operation, which required his breastbone to be split open, saved his career and enabled him to represent England again and win the Premiership with Saracens in 2023.
Spatchcocking involves using kitchen shears to cut out the backbone of the turkey and flipping it breast side up, pushing on that breastbone hard to crack it, allowing the turkey to lie flat.
Aim for the center of the chest over the breastbone, or sternum.
KYIV, Ukraine — The surgeons had made the long incision down the middle of the child’s chest, cut the breastbone to spread the rib cage and reach the heart in the operating room in Kyiv.
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