omosternum

noun

omo·​sternum

¦ōmō,

¦ämō+

1

: a median bony element of the sternum of amphibians extending forward from the ventral ends of the precoracoids and bearing the episternum at its anterior end

2

: an interarticular cartilage or bone between the sternum and each clavicle in many mammals

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from om- + sternum

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