SINCE 1828
sternebra
noun
ster·ne·bra
| \ˈstər-nə-brə
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plural sternebrae\-ˌbrē,
-ˌbrī
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-ˌbrī
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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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