† ˈsternon Obs.
[mod.L., a. Gr. στέρνον: see sternum. Cf. F. † sternon.]
= sternum 1.
| 1597 A. M. tr. Guillemeau's Fr. Chirurg. 7/3 In the middle of anye ribbe or in the sternon. 1676 Wiseman Chirurg. Treat. vii. iv. 485 Another having by accident of a Fall in wrastling, started the end of the Clavicle from the Sternon. 1682 Phil. Collect. XII. 149 He hath..a broad Breast, and a large, firm Sternon. |