Lewis (1918) Gray's Anatomy 20th ed (in public domain at Yahoo or BartleBy)
Lewis (1918) Gray's Anatomy 20th ed (in public domain at Yahoo or BartleBy)
Lewis (1918) Gray's Anatomy 20th ed (in public domain at Yahoo or BartleBy)
Sternum (C0038293) |
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| Definition (NCI) | The long, flat bone connecting with the cartilages of the first seven ribs and the clavicle. |
| Definition (NCI) | The long, flat bone connecting with the cartilages of the first seven ribs and the clavicle. (NCI) |
| Definition (NCI) | The long flat bone that forms the center front of the chest wall. The sternum is attached to the collarbone and the first seven ribs. |
| Concepts | Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component (T023) |
| MSH | D013249 |
| SnomedCT | 56873002 |
| HL7 | STER |
| English | Sternum, Sternums, Sternum, NOS, Sternal, STERNUM, sternums, breast bone, breastbone, sternum, Bone structure of sternum, Bone structure of sternum (body structure), Breast bone, Sternum/Sternal |
| Swedish | Bröstben |
| Czech | sternum |
| Finnish | Rintalasta |
| Russian | GRUDINA, ГРУДИНА |
| Latvian | Krūšu kauls |
| Polish | Mostek |
| Spanish | esternón, estructura ósea del esternón (estructura corporal), estructura ósea del esternón, Esternón, Esternon |
| French | Sternum |
| German | Brustbein, Sternum |
| Italian | Sterno |
| Dutch | Borstbeen, Sternum |
| Portuguese | Esterno |
| Sources |
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
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