breast bone

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• breast|bone — «BREHST BOHN», noun. the thin, flat bone in the front of the chest to which the ribs are attached by cartilages; sternum …   Useful english dictionary

• breast·bone — /ˈbrɛstˌboʊn/ noun, pl bones [count] : a flat, narrow bone in the middle of the chest to which the ribs are connected called also sternum …   Useful english dictionary

• breast bone — sternum …   Medical dictionary

• breast bone — see breastbone …   English dictionary

• breast-bone — n. Sternum …   New dictionary of synonyms

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