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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STERNON

n.[Gr. ] The breast bone. But sternum is chiefly or wholly used.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STERNO-

STERNO- Ster "no-.

 

Defn: A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the sternum; as, sternocostal, sternoscapular.

 

STERNOCORACOID

STERNOCORACOID Ster `no *cor "a *coid, a. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the sternum and the coracoid.

 

STERNOCOSTAL

Ster `no *cos "tal, a. Etym: [Sterno- + costal. ] (Anat. )

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the sternum and the ribs; as, the sternocostal cartilages.

 

STERNOHYOID

STERNOHYOID Ster `no *hy "oid, a. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the sternum and the hyoid bone or cartilage.

 

STERNOMASTOID

STERNOMASTOID Ster `no *mas "toid, a. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the sternum and the mastoid process.

 

STERNOTHYROID

STERNOTHYROID Ster `no *thy "roid, a. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the sternum and the thyroid cartilage.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Sterno

Sterno |ˈstərnō ˈstərnoʊ | noun trademark flammable hydrocarbon jelly supplied in cans for use as fuel for cooking stoves or chafing dishes. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from the name of Sternau and Co. , New York, + -o .

 

sternocleidomastoid

ster no clei do mas toid |ˌstərnōˌklīdəˈmastoid ˌstərnoʊˌklaɪdoʊˈmæstɔɪd |(also sternocleidomastoid muscle ) noun Anatomy each of a pair of long muscles that connect the sternum, clavicle, and mastoid process of the temporal bone and serve to turn and nod the head.

 

sternomastoid

ster no mas toid |ˌstərnōˈmastoid ˌstərnoʊˈmæstɔɪd | noun another term for sternocleidomastoid.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Sterno

Sterno |ˈstəːnəʊ | noun [ mass noun ] US trademark flammable hydrocarbon jelly supplied in cans for use as fuel for cooking stoves. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from the name of Sternau and Co. , New York, + -o .

 

sternocleidomastoid

sternocleidomastoid |ˌstəːnə (ʊ )ˌklʌɪdə (ʊ )ˈmastɔɪd |(also sternocleidomastoid muscle ) noun Anatomy each of a pair of long muscles which connect the sternum, clavicle, and mastoid process of the temporal bone and serve to turn and nod the neck.

 

sternomastoid

sternomastoid |ˌstəːnə (ʊ )ˈmastɔɪd | noun another term for sternocleidomastoid.

 

Duden Dictionary

Sternort

Stern ort Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e rnort |der Sternort; Genitiv: des Sternort [e ]s, Plural: die …örter