sterno-, stern-
(Greek: chest, breast, sternum, the breast bone)
omosternum
pelviabdominal (adjective) (not comparable)
Referring to the pelvis and the abdomen or the pelvic and abdominal cavities: The basin-shaped pelviabdominal structure supports the organs of the lower abdomen. It receives the weight of the upper body and distributes it to the legs, also forming the base for numerous muscle attachments.
prosternum
retrosternal
schistosternia
sterna (pl)
Pain in the sternum (bones in the front part of the chest): Jackie learned in medical school that sternalgia described the suffering or agony in the long flat bone that went from the throat to the bottom of the ribs. She learned that an individual's ribs were attached to this bone.
sternoclavicular (adjective)
A reference to, relating to, or the connecting of the sternum and the clavicle.
sternodymia
Pain in the sternum (breastbone) or the sternal region; sternodynia: Ruby found out in her medical book that sternodynia could be a result of a heartburn, because of a fracture, and by pleurisy, among many other reasons.
sternoid
Divination by examining the breastbone: Jane read in her dictionary that sternomancy also referred to the interpretation of the visible marks that could be seen from the breast to the abdomen of an individual.
sternomastoid
A reference to the sternum (breastbone) and the mastoid process.
sternopericardial
Relating to the sternum and the pericardium.
sternoschisis
