a. [ Pref. a- not + sternal. ] (Anat.) Not sternal; -- said of ribs which do not join the sternum. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat. & Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the episternum. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Hyo- + ternal. ] (Anat.)
a. [ Infra + sternal. ] (Anat.) Below the sternum;
a. (Zool.) Between the sternal; -- said of certain membranes or parts of insects and crustaceans. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. latus broad + E. sternal. ] (Zool.) Having a broad breastbone, or sternum; -- said of anthropoid apes. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the mesosternum. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to the metasternum. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the omosternum. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sternum; in the region of the sternum. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sternal ribs.
a. (Anat.) Situated above, or anterior to, the sternum. [ 1913 Webster ]