suprasternale

noun

su·​pra·​ster·​na·​le

-nā(-,

-nä(-

plural -s

: the deepest point in the hollow of the suprasternal notch lying at the middle of the anterior-superior border of the sternal manubrium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from supra- + sternum + -ale, neuter of Latin -alis -al

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