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Breast bone

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breastbonenoun(anatomy) The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs.
collarbonenounThe bone joining the shoulder and the breastbone.
ridge-bonenounAlternative form of ridgebone. [(anatomy, rare, also figuratively) The backbone or spine.]
breastnoun(anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
claviclenoun(anatomy) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.
ridgebonenoun(anatomy, rare, also figuratively) The backbone or spine.
ribcagenounAlternative spelling of rib cage. [(anatomy) A part of the skeleton within the thoracic area consisting of ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae.]
back-bonenounAlternative spelling of backbone. [(countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.]
neckbonenounAny bone in the neck; often of poultry, in cooking.
bosomnoun(anatomy, somewhat dated) The breast or chest of a human (or sometimes of another animal).
sternumnoun(anatomy) The breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process.
claviculanoun(anatomy) Alternative form of clavicle. [(anatomy) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.]
back bonenounAlternative form of backbone. [(countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.]
bonenoun(uncountable) A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
cheekbonenounThe small prominent bone of the cheek.
jawbonenoun(countable) The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
breastplatenounA piece of armor that covers the chest.
bonesnoun(plural only) The framework or foundation of something.
postclaviclenoun(anatomy) A bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting backward from the clavicle.
breastpointnoun(rare) The place or point of a breast.

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