Asternal

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Asternal \A*ster"nal\, a. [Pref. a- not + sternal.] (Anat.)
     Not sternal; -- said of ribs which do not join the sternum.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  asternal
       adj : not connected to the sternum or breastbone; "asternal ribs"