가슴 중앙에 위치하여 갈비뼈를 연결하고 흉곽의 앞부분을 형성하는 길고 납작한 뼈.
A long flat bone located in the center of the chest that connects the ribs via cartilage, forming the front of the rib cage.
예문:
"The surgeon carefully divided the sternum to perform the open-heart procedure."
"A seatbelt injury can sometimes cause a fracture of the sternum during a high-impact collision."
"The ribs are attached to the sternum by flexible costal cartilages."
절지동물의 각 몸마디 배 쪽에 있는 두꺼워진 외골격 판.
The thickened ventral plate or sclerite on each segment of the body of an arthropod.
예문:
"The taxonomic classification of the insect was confirmed by observing the shape of its sternum."
"Each thoracic segment of the beetle has a distinct sternum on its underside."