Difference between revisions of "sternum"
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|lexical category=noun; plural <b>sterna</b> | |lexical category=noun; plural <b>sterna</b> | ||
|etymology=Greek <i>sternon</i>, chest | |etymology=Greek <i>sternon</i>, chest | ||
| − | |definition=1. ([[Arthropoda]]) The primary ventral portions of the somites, or the composite ventral sclerite of a segment. | + | |definition=1. ([[Arthropoda]]) The [[primary]] [[ventral]] portions of the somites, or the [[composite]] [[ventral]] [[sclerite]] of a [[segment]]. |
| − | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: Chelicerata) The sclerotized plate of spiders between the coxae marking the floor of the cephalothorax. | + | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Chelicerata]]) The [[sclerotized]] plate of spiders between the coxae marking the floor of the [[cephalothorax]]. |
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[[Category:Disambiguation page necessary]] | [[Category:Disambiguation page necessary]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:42, 13 September 2013
sternum (noun; plural sterna; Greek sternon, chest): 1. (Arthropoda) The primary ventral portions of the somites, or the composite ventral sclerite of a segment.2. (Arthropoda: Chelicerata) The sclerotized plate of spiders between the coxae marking the floor of the cephalothorax.
