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Webster 1913 Edition
Mesosternum
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Mesˊo-ster′num
,Noun.
[
Meso-
+ sternum
.] 1.
(Anat.)
The middle portion, or body, of the sternum.
2.
(Zool.)
The ventral piece of the middle segment of the thorax in insects.
Definition 2024
mesosternum
mesosternum
English
Noun
mesosternum (plural mesosterna)
- (anatomy) The middle portion, or body, of the sternum.
- (entomology) The ventral piece of the middle segment of the thorax.
References
- mesosternum in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913