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Initial excavations found bones from the arms, legs, fingers and breastbone, police said.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Mini sternotomy involves making a 3-inch incision at the upper part of the breastbone.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2024
Some suiting made its way down the runway in a dark gray hue with lace detailing around the wrists and breastbone.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 11 Feb. 2025
For people who may be pregnant or obese, the Heimlich maneuver can be administered with five chest thrusts to the breastbone, or middle of the chest, instead of the abdomen.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Mini sternotomy involves making a 3-inch incision at the upper part of the breastbone.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2024
Some suiting made its way down the runway in a dark gray hue with lace detailing around the wrists and breastbone.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 11 Feb. 2025
For people who may be pregnant or obese, the Heimlich maneuver can be administered with five chest thrusts to the breastbone, or middle of the chest, instead of the abdomen.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Breastbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breastbone. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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breastbone
noun
breast·bone
ˈbres(t)-ˈbōn 
-ˌbōn
: sternum
Medical Definition
breastbone
noun
breast·bone
ˈbres(t)-ˈbōn, -ˌbōn
: sternum
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