sterno-, stern-
(Greek: chest, breast, sternum, the breast bone)
chondrosternoplasty
cleidosternal
costosternal
Pertaining to the ribs and the sternum.
costosternoplasty
Operation to correct a malformation of the anterior chest by using a portion of a rib to support the sternum.
entosternal
entosternite
entosternum
episternum
homalosternal
A reference to birds that have a flat keelless sternum or breast-bone; ratite.
hyosternal
hyosternum
hyposternal
hyposternum
mesosternum
metasternum
Cross references of word families that are related, partially or totally, to: "breast, breasts, chest":
mammill-;
mammo-;
masto-;
mastoido-;
mazo-;
pectoro-;
pleuro-;
stetho-;
thorac-.
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