Definition of sterna

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Sternson (n.) The end of a ship's keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted; -- called also stern knee..

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Asternal :: Asternal (a.) Not sternal; -- said of ribs which do not join the sternum.
Hyosternal :: Hyosternal (a.) Between the hyoid bone and the sternum, or pertaining to them; infrahyoid; as, the hyosternal region of the neck..
Astonishment :: Astonishment (n.) Dismay; consternation.
Intersternal :: Intersternal (a.) Between the sternal; -- said of certain membranes or parts of insects and crustaceans.
Tern :: Tern (n.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged aquatic birds, allied to the gulls, and belonging to Sterna and various allied genera..
Mesosternal :: Mesosternal (a.) Of or pertaining to the mesosternum.
Consternation :: Consternation (n.) Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay..
Hyposterna :: Hyposterna (pl. ) of Hyposternu.
Infrahyoid :: Infrahyoid (a.) Same as Hyosternal (a).
Entosterna :: Entosterna (pl. ) of Entosternu.
Endosternite :: Endosternite (n.) The part of each apodeme derived from the intersternal membrane in Crustacea and insects.
Omosternal :: Omosternal (a.) Of or pertaining to the omosternum.
Prosternation :: Prosternation (n.) Dejection; depression.
Sternal :: Sternage (n.) Stern.
Urosternite :: Urosternite (n.) The sternal, or under piece, of any one of the uromeres of insects and other arthropods..
Xiphisterna :: Xiphisterna (pl. ) of Xiphisternu.
Episterna :: Episterna (pl. ) of Episternu.
Egg-bird :: Egg-bird (n.) A species of tern, esp. the sooty tern (Sterna fuliginosa) of the West Indies. In the Bahama Islands the name is applied to the tropic bird, Phaethon flavirostris..
Infrasternal :: Infrasternal (a.) Below the sternum; as, the infrasternal depression, or pit of the stomach..
Sternums :: Sterna (pl. ) of Sternu.
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