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|label=endosternite
|lexical category=noun
|etymology=Greek <i>endon</i>, within; <i>sternon</i>, chest
|definition=1. ([[Arthropoda]]) In various arthropods, an [[internal]] [[sclerotized]] [[ridge]], plate or other [[process]] of the [[cephalic]] exoskeleton that functions for [[muscle]] and [[connective]] [[tissue]] attachment; sometimes called [[entosternite]]. 

2. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Crustacea]]) <i>a.</i> In Notostraca, the mesodermal plate beneath the [[anterior]] portion of the [[alimentary canal]]. <i>b.</i> In certain Decapoda, a firm [[calcareous]] plate of the [[anterior]] [[thorax]] between the [[nerve]] [[cord]] and alimentary canal. 

3. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) see [[apophyses]].
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