ster·ne·bra | \ ˈstər-nə-brə 
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\ plural sternebrae\ -ˌbrē , -ˌbrī \
, -ˌbrī \Medical Definition of sternebra
: 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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