breastbone

[ brest-bohn ]
/ ˈbrɛstˌboʊn /

noun

the sternum.

Origin of breastbone

before 1000; Middle English brust-bon, Old English brēostbān. See breast, bone

Words nearby breastbone

breast timber, breast wall, breast wheel, breast-beating, breast-feed, breastbone, breasted, breasting, breastpin, breastplate, breastplow

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British Dictionary definitions for breastbone

breastbone
/ (ˈbrɛstˌbəʊn) /

noun

the nontechnical name for sternum

Medical definitions for breastbone

breastbone
[ brĕst′bōn′ ]

n.

sternum

Scientific definitions for breastbone

breastbone
[ brĕst′bōn′ ]

See sternum.