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Sternum

The sternum (pl.: sternums or sterna) or breastbone is a long flat bone located in the central part of the chest. It connects to the ribs via cartilage and forms the front of the rib cage, thus helping to protect the heart, lungs, and major blood vessels from injury. Shaped roughly like a necktie, it is one of the largest and longest flat bones of the…

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FMA
7485
Latin
sternum
MeSH
D013249
TA2
1129
TA98
A02.3.03.001

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Sternum

Nodes76
Edges75
Triples81
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026316
Components1

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related to Etymology · 10
Sternum → Ancient Greek, Confusingly, English, Galen, Hippocrates, Homer, Latin, The, The English, The Greek
related to Fractures · 6
Sternum → Fractures, Some, Sternal, The, They, Those
related to Manubrium · 6
Sternum → It, Latin, On, The, This, Which
related to Body · 5
Sternum → At, During, However, It, The
is a · 4
Sternum → extremely rare congenital abnormality caused by the fusion failure of the sternum, narrow, translation of Ancient Greek στέρνον, ventral part of a segment of thorax or abdomen
related to Other animals · 4
Sternum → In, It, Only, The
related to Structure · 4
Sternum → Its, ManubriumBody, The, Xiphoid
related to Bone marrow biopsy · 3
Sternum → Because, BMI, In
related to External links · 3
Sternum → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Xiphoid process · 3
Sternum → Improperly, Located, The

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body manubrium sternal bone xiphoid process cartilage angle chest ribs part also cartilages may breastbone first two front rib one

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SternumFMA74851.00infobox
SternumLatinsternum1.00infobox
SternumMeSHD0132491.00infobox
SternumTA211291.00infobox
SternumTA98A02.3.03.0011.00infobox
Sternumis anarrow0.90text
Sternumis aextremely rare congenital abnormality caused by the fusion failure of the sternum0.90text
Sternumis aventral part of a segment of thorax or abdomen0.90text
Sternumis atranslation of Ancient Greek στέρνον0.90text
the pelvis difficult.Sternal openingA somewhat rare congenital disorder of the sternum sometimes referred to as an anatomical variation is a sternal forameninstance ofmay present with excess tissue that makes access to traditional marrow biopsy sites0.80text
a single round hole in the sternum that is present from birthinstance ofmay present with excess tissue that makes access to traditional marrow biopsy sites0.80text
usually is off-centered to the right or leftinstance ofmay present with excess tissue that makes access to traditional marrow biopsy sites0.80text

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