presternum

[ pree-stur-nuh m ]

/ priˈstɜr nəm /

Anatomy. manubrium.

Origin of presternum

From New Latin, dating back to 1870–75; see origin at pre-, sternum

pre·ster·nal, adjective

The presternum has a prominent keel for the attachment of the pectoral muscles.

The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. Reynolds
In the ant-eaters and armadillos the presternum is broad and sometimes as in Priodon strongly keeled.

The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. Reynolds
Episternum, ep-i-ster′num, n. the interclavicle: the epiplastron: the presternum of mammals.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) |Various
In all bats the presternum has a prominent keel for the attachment of the great pectoral muscles.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 |Various

The Mammalian presternum (manubrium sterni) and xiphosternum have the same origin as the main body of the sternum (Ruge, No. 438).

The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) |Francis Maitland Balfour

presternum

[ prē-stûr′nəm ]

episternum