episternum [
`ɛpə'stɚnəm]
[医] 上胸骨, 前侧片
Episternum \Ep`i*ster"num\, n.; pl. {Episterna}. [NL. See
{Epi-}, and {Sternum}.]
1. (Anat.)
(a) A median bone connected with the sternum, in many
vertebrates; the interclavicle.
(b) Same as {Epiplastron}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the lateral pieces next to the sternum
in the thorax of insects.