asternal

eɪˈstɜːrnəl

Definition

Definition of asternal - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

medical

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not connected to the sternum or breastbone

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The floating ribs are asternal.

free

unattached

absence

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lacking a sternum

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Some animals are naturally asternal.

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Origin of asternal

Greek, a- (not) + sternon (chest)

Examples of asternal in a sentence

Asternal bones require careful study in anatomy.
The fossil showed an asternal structure.
Asternal creatures have unique skeletal features.

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French:asternal, dépourvu de sternum, ...
German:brustbeinlos, ...
Italian:asternale, privo di sterno, ...
Spanish:asternales, sin esternón, ...
Portuguese:não esternal, sem esterno, ...
Chinese:无胸骨的, 缺少胸骨的, ...
Japanese:胸骨に接続されていない, 胸骨がない, ...
Arabic:غَيْر مُتَّصِل بِعَظْم القَصّ, عَدِيم القَصّ, ...
Hebrew:לֹא מְחֻבָּר לְעֶצֶם הֶחָזֶה, חֲסַר עֶצֶם חָזֶה, ...
Russian:негрудинный, безгрудинный, ...
Ukrainian:негрудний, безгрудинний, ...
Hindi:अस्थिर, ...
Bengali:অস্টার্নাল, স্টার্নামবিহীন, ...
Catalan:asternals, astern, ...
Czech:asternální, bez hrudní kosti, ...
Danish:ikke-sternal, uden brystben, ...
Dutch:asternaal, borstbeenloos, ...
Greek:αστερνικός, χωρίς στέρνο, ...
Hungarian:aszternális, szegycsont nélküli, ...
Khmer:ដែលមិនភ្ជាប់នឹងឆ្អឹងទ្រូង, គ្មានឆ្អឹងទ្រូង, ...
Korean:흉골에 연결되지 않은, 흉골이 없는, ...
Persian:غیرجناغی, فاقد جناغ, ...
Polish:luźny, bezmostkowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):asternal, sem esterno, ...
Romanian:nesternal, fără stern, ...
Swedish:asternala, bröstbenslös, ...
Thai:ไม่เชื่อมต่อกับกระดูกอก, ไม่มีสเติร์นัม, ...
Turkish:göğüs kemiğine bağlı olmayan, göğüs kemiği olmayan, ...
Vietnamese:không kết nối với xương ức, thiếu xương ức, ...

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