sternum
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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.
