تلفظ بین المللی : /tˈaɪɡəfˈʊt/ تلفظ : [t'aIg3f'Ut]
English
Same as Tiger's-foot.
1. (Anat.) A plate of cartilage, or a series of bony or cartilaginous plates or segments, in the median line of the pectoral skeleton of most vertebrates above fishes; the breastbone. Note: The sternum is connected with the ribs or the pectorial girdle, or with both. In man it is a flat bone, broad anteriorly, narrowed behind, and connected with the clavicles and ...
