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Word Origins Dictionary
- sternum (n.)




- "breastbone," 1660s, from Greek sternon "chest, breast, breastbone" (in Homer, only of males), also "the breast as the seat of affections," related to stornynai "to spread out," from PIE *ster-no- "to stretch, extend," from root *stere-, *ster- "to spread," related to stornynai "to spread out" (see structure (n.)), on the notion of the chest as broad and flat, as opposed to the neck. Related: Sternal.
- rhomboid ligament




- "The costoclavicular ligament, which extends between the sternal end of the clavicle and the cartilage of the first rib", Early 19th cent..