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metasternum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
metaster-num
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of xiphoid process (“small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum”).

noun

The ventral sclerite (or exoskeletal plate) of the metathorax of insects.

Etymology

From meta- + sternum.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

metasterna (plural)

Derived Forms

metasternal

Synonyms

xiphoid process

Rhymes With

sternum xiphisternum mesosternum episternum hyosternum hyposternum omosternum entosternum

Questions

What does metasternum mean?
Synonym of xiphoid process (“small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum”).
Where does metasternum come from?
From meta- + sternum.

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