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antesternal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-tester-nal
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

anterior to the sternum

Etymology

From ante- + sternal.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more antesternal (comparative) most antesternal (superlative)

Rhymes With

noninternal nonexternal transsternal midsternal peristernal poststernal dorsoexternal dorsointernal coracosternal supersternal coxosternal

Questions

What does antesternal mean?
anterior to the sternum
Where does antesternal come from?
From ante- + sternal.

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