sternum


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  • noun

Synonyms for sternum

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

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Finding on Chest Radiographs AP And Lateral: Soft tissue swelling around the upper part of the body of sternum and manubrium sterni.
sternum II and III (in p-row chaetae) with 2+2 and 1+1 modified chaetae respectively (Figs.
After coming to terms with her cancer and following an operation to replace her sternum with a titanium plate, she is determined to write a book to help others who are given a terminal diagnosis.
Dan was later treated at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle for a broken sternum, and injuries to his ribs, back and legs.
Distribution of Fracture Sternum in different Categories of Victims
Leavy (left) has been out of action since suffering a sternum injury in the second Test in Australia in June.
Ms Crawford suffered only tenderness to the chest wall and sternum and Higgins fractured a bone above her sternum.
Before the start of the 2018 campaign, Zanotti sustained multiple fractures to eight ribs on his right side, a fractured sternum, three broken ribs on his left side and a contusion to the right lung after landing badly while testing in Cartagena, spending a six days in Intensive Care and a further eight on a Spanish ward before being flown home to Queens Medical Centre.
(1) Primary tuberculous osteomyelitis of the sternum is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in which tuberculosis primarily affects the sternum.
A concavity of the caudal third of the sternum was noted.
She was being treated for wounds to her right arm, right thigh, and sternum.
Medtronic announced results from a research study demonstrating the feasibility of a novel approach to delivering pacing and defibrillation therapy in which a lead is placed under the sternum, outside of the heart and veins.
Buchanan, a five-time mountain bike world champion who has also won the BMX world title three times, said her lungs had collapsed and she had broken her sternum and nose.