What is another word for breastbone?
375 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ bɹˈɛstbə͡ʊn], [ bɹˈɛstbəʊn], [ b_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_t_b_əʊ_n]
The breastbone, also known as the sternum, is a flat bone located in the center of the chest. If you want to avoid repetition in your writing, there are several synonyms you can use to refer to this bone. For instance, you can call it the chest bone, thoracic bone, or simply the sternum. Some people might also refer to it as the keel bone, as it is a prominent feature in birds. Regardless of the term you use, the breastbone serves as an anchor point for several important muscles and organs, including the heart and lungs. So, next time you need to describe this bone, choose the synonym that works best for your context.
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Synonyms for Breastbone:
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• body Other synonyms:
- ball-and-socket joint ,
- bone marrow ,
- cheekbone ,
- clavicle ,
- coccyx ,
- collarbone ,
- endoskeleton ,
- femur ,
- fibula ,
- funny bone ,
- hinge joint ,
- hip bone ,
- humerus ,
- jawbone ,
- kneecap ,
- marrow ,
- metatarsal ,
- patella ,
- pelvis ,
- pivot joint ,
- rib ,
- rib cage ,
- rotating joint ,
- scapula ,
- shinbone ,
- shoulder blade ,
- sinus ,
- skull ,
- solar plexus ,
- spinal column ,
- synovial fluid ,
- tailbone ,
- tarsus ,
- thigh bone ,
- tibia ,
- ulna ,
- vertebra ,
- vertebral column ,
- wishbone .
- out .
- set .
Other relevant words:
- abdominal nerve plexus ,
- acromial process ,
- adjust ,
- anchor ,
- ankle joint ,
- anklebone ,
- arrange ,
- articulate ,
- articulatio ,
- articulation ,
- astragal ,
- astragalus ,
- atlas vertebra ,
- atomic number 76 ,
- away ,
- axile ,
- axis of rotation ,
- axis vertebra ,
- back ,
- band ,
- bawl out ,
- bent ,
- berate ,
- blackguard ,
- bloc ,
- bone up ,
- bonelet ,
- boney ,
- book of maps ,
- braincase ,
- brainpan ,
- breast ,
- bureau ,
- cadaverous ,
- calf bone ,
- call down ,
- call on the carpet ,
- cap ,
- carcase ,
- carpal bone ,
- center ,
- centre ,
- chaffer ,
- chat ,
- chatter ,
- chest of drawers ,
- chew ,
- chew out ,
- chew the fat ,
- chew up ,
- chide ,
- chit-chat ,
- chitchat ,
- circle ,
- claver ,
- coeliac plexus ,
- coif ,
- coiffe ,
- coiffure ,
- come out ,
- come out of the closet ,
- confab ,
- confabulate ,
- congeal ,
- core ,
- correct ,
- costa ,
- cotyloid ,
- cotyloidal ,
- countersink ,
- cram ,
- crazy bone ,
- crescent ,
- crescent-shaped ,
- crown ,
- curing ,
- debone ,
- define ,
- determine ,
- determined ,
- dictated ,
- disk ,
- dress ,
- dress down ,
- dresser ,
- drum ,
- ear ,
- elbow bone ,
- emaciated ,
- eminence ,
- enarthrosis ,
- epiphysial ,
- essence ,
- exercise set ,
- extinct ,
- fibrous joint ,
- fistula ,
- fit ,
- fix ,
- fixed ,
- forbidden ,
- frame ,
- fructify ,
- gaunt ,
- gear up ,
- genus patella ,
- get up ,
- ginglymus ,
- gist ,
- glad ,
- gladiola ,
- go down ,
- go under ,
- gossip ,
- grind away ,
- grit ,
- gumption ,
- guts ,
- guy ,
- haggard ,
- hamate bone ,
- hardened ,
- hardening ,
- have words ,
- head ,
- heart ,
- heart and soul ,
- heelbone ,
- hep ,
- hip joint ,
- hip to ,
- hyoid bone ,
- ilion ,
- incus ,
- intercostal muscle ,
- inwardness ,
- ivory ,
- jell ,
- jest at ,
- join ,
- jowl ,
- junction ,
- juncture ,
- kayoed ,
- kernel ,
- keystone ,
- kneepan ,
- knocked out ,
- knuckle joint ,
- ko'd ,
- laid ,
- lambast ,
- lambaste ,
- laugh at ,
- lay ,
- lay out ,
- lecture ,
- limit ,
- linchpin ,
- localise ,
- localize ,
- located ,
- lot ,
- lower jaw ,
- lower jawbone ,
- lynchpin ,
- magnetic disc ,
- magnetic disk ,
- mainstay ,
- make fun ,
- malar bone ,
- mandibula ,
- mandibular bone ,
- manducate ,
- map collection ,
- marijuana cigarette ,
- mark ,
- marrow squash ,
- masticate ,
- meat ,
- metacarpal bone ,
- mortise joint ,
- moxie ,
- mug up ,
- natter ,
- navicular ,
- nitty-gritty ,
- nodule ,
- nub ,
- oculus sinister ,
- off-white ,
- olecranon process ,
- operating system ,
- osmium ,
- osseous ,
- osseous tissue ,
- ossiculum ,
- osteal ,
- peak ,
- pearl ,
- pelvic arch ,
- pelvic girdle ,
- phonograph record ,
- phonograph recording ,
- pinched ,
- pineal body ,
- pineal gland ,
- pith ,
- place ,
- placed ,
- plant ,
- platter ,
- poke fun ,
- pose ,
- position ,
- prepare ,
- pricker ,
- prickle ,
- primed ,
- prohibited ,
- proscribed ,
- pubic bone ,
- put ,
- rachis ,
- rag ,
- rattle on ,
- readiness ,
- ready ,
- rebuke ,
- record ,
- reefer ,
- remonstrate ,
- renal pelvis ,
- reprimand ,
- ridicule ,
- rig ,
- rigid ,
- roast ,
- rose hip ,
- rosehip ,
- rotary joint ,
- rotatory joint ,
- sand ,
- saucer ,
- schmoose ,
- schmooze ,
- scold ,
- scraggly ,
- scraggy ,
- scrawny ,
- scree ,
- semilunar ,
- set up ,
- seth ,
- shaft ,
- shin ,
- shin bone ,
- shmoose ,
- shmooze ,
- shoot the breeze ,
- shoulder bone ,
- sic ,
- situated ,
- skeletal frame ,
- skeletal system ,
- skeleton in the closet ,
- skeleton in the cupboard ,
- skinny ,
- solidification ,
- solidifying ,
- specify ,
- sphenoid bone ,
- spheroid joint ,
- spike ,
- spikelet ,
- spliff ,
- spoke ,
- spur ,
- stage set ,
- stick ,
- sticker ,
- stunned ,
- submaxilla ,
- substance ,
- sum ,
- summit ,
- suture ,
- sword lily ,
- swot ,
- synovia ,
- taboo ,
- tabu ,
- tail bone ,
- take to task ,
- tarsal bone ,
- telamon ,
- thorn ,
- tip ,
- top ,
- trapezium bone ,
- trapezoid bone ,
- trounce ,
- troy ,
- typeset ,
- underframe ,
- underweight ,
- vegetable marrow ,
- venous sinus ,
- verboten ,
- visit ,
- wasted ,
- weedy ,
- wheel spoke ,
- wishing bone ,
- wrist ,
- wrist bone ,
- wrist joint ,
- yack ,
- yack away ,
- yap away ,
- zygomatic .
- ankle ,
- breast bone ,
- chest ,
- os .
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How to use "Breastbone" in context?
The breastbone is a thin, flat bone located in the center of the breast. The breastbone supports the breast and helps to ensure that the chest cavity is large enough to allow for respiration.
Holonyms for Breastbone:
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chest, axial skeleton, pectus, thorax.
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Hyponym for Breastbone:
Meronym for Breastbone:
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gladiolus, corpus sternum, manubrium, xiphoid process.
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