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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

mesosternal en · ADJ

Etymology

Coined by Richard Owen in 1853 as meso- + sternal. The prefix is from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”), in reference to its position between the hyosternal and hyposternal bones.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the mesosternum.
    • mesosternal lobe
    • mesosternal segments
    • lateral mesosternal foveae

Relateds

episternal · hyosternal · hyposternal · entosternal · xiphisternal