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sternebra

noun ster·ne·bra \ ˈstər-nə-brə \

medical Definition of sternebra

plural sternebrae play \-ˌbrē, -ˌbrī\
: any of the four segments into which the body of the sternum is divided in childhood and which fuse to form the gladiolus

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