Definition of breastbone Breastbone
breast•bone
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What does breastbone mean?
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| breastbone - the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs | ||
| sternum | ||
| bone, os a shade of white the color of bleached bones | ||
| pectus, thorax, chest part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs | ||
| axial skeleton the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs | ||
| corpus sternum, gladiolus the large central part of the breastbone | ||
| manubrium the upper part of the breastbone | ||
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Wiktionary 
- breastbone (Noun)
The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collar-bone and the top ribs.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- breastbone (n.)
The bone of the breast; the sternum.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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breastbone
The central narrow bone in the front of the chest.
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🔤- breastbone, noun, singular of breastbones.
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