breastbone

/'brestboun/

Thân thiện

The doctor points to the patient's breastbone on the X-ray.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The flat bone in the center of the chest: The breastbone is the long, flat, vertical bone located at the front of the rib cage. It connects to the collarbones (clavicles) and the upper ribs via cartilage, forming the front part of the thoracic skeleton that protects the heart and lungs.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The surgeon made an incision along the breastbone to perform the open-heart surgery.
  • A severe impact to the chest can sometimes fracture the breastbone.
  • In birds, the breastbone is greatly enlarged to provide an anchor for powerful flight muscles.

Advanced Usage

• "Sternum": This is the formal medical and anatomical term for the breastbone. The two words are synonyms.
  • The medical report indicated a fracture of the sternum.

Variants and Related Words

• Sternum (n): The anatomical term for the breastbone.
• Sternal (adj): Relating to the breastbone.
  • The patient experienced sternal pain after the accident.

Synonyms

• Sternum

Related Phrases / Idioms

• To feel something in one's breastbone: A poetic or emphatic way to say one feels something deeply in the center of one's being or emotions.
  • She felt the tragic news right in her breastbone.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sternum