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The thymus is a small organ behind the breastbone that helps to establish the body’s immune system early in life.
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Devika Rao, TheWeek, 6 May 2026
The killer had broken 17 of her ribs, fractured her head in four places, broken her breastbone and inflicted other injuries on her body, autopsy reports showed.
—Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2026
Doctors opened her abdomen from her breastbone down, looking for more growths.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Starting from the breastbone, cut meat away from bone, cutting as close to the bone as possible.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 9 Feb. 2026
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Devika Rao, TheWeek, 6 May 2026
The killer had broken 17 of her ribs, fractured her head in four places, broken her breastbone and inflicted other injuries on her body, autopsy reports showed.
—Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2026
Doctors opened her abdomen from her breastbone down, looking for more growths.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Starting from the breastbone, cut meat away from bone, cutting as close to the bone as possible.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for breastbone
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“Breastbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breastbone. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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breastbone
noun
breast·bone
ˈbres(t)-ˈbōn 
-ˌbōn
: sternum
Medical Definition
breastbone
noun
breast·bone
ˈbres(t)-ˈbōn, -ˌbōn
: sternum
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