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mesosternal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mesoster-nal
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the mesosternum.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

episternal entosternal hyosternal hyposternal xiphisternal

Rhymes With

journal internal external colonel eternal maternal kernel paternal nocturnal fraternal infernal diurnal

Questions

What does mesosternal mean?
Of or pertaining to the mesosternum.
Where does mesosternal come from?
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.

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