hyposternal.
hyposternal, relating to the third pair of lateral bones in the sternum
Meaning & usage
hyposternal, relating to the third pair of lateral bones in the sternum
Where this word comes from
Coined by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1818 as hypo- + sternal. The prefix is from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”), in reference to its position relative to the hyosternal bone in Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire's proposed nine-bone model of the vertebrate sternum.
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