(vertebrate zoology) A dermal bone or pair of bones ventral to the sternum of certain fishes and reptiles.
episternum
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(¦ep·ə′stər·nəm)
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(ĕp'ĭ-stûr'nəm)
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The broad upper segment of the sternum occasionally fused with the body of the sternum and forming the sternal angle. Also called manubrium, presternum.
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The manubrium, or cranial segment of the sternum.
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