Preferred Name

body of sternum

Synonyms

gladiolus of sternum

mesosternum

sternal body

sternum body

gladiolus

body of the sternum

corpus sterni

Definitions

The middle and longest portion of the sternum, lying between the manubrium superiorly and the xiphoid process inferiorly; it considerably lengthier, narrower, and thinner than the manubrium, attains its greatest breadth close to the lower end.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006820

database_cross_reference

SCTID:361743001

Wikipedia:Body_of_sternum

EMAPA:37443

AAO:0000939

FMA:7487

definition

The middle and longest portion of the sternum, lying between the manubrium superiorly and the xiphoid process inferiorly; it considerably lengthier, narrower, and thinner than the manubrium, attains its greatest breadth close to the lower end.

depiction

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Gray116.png

external_definition

Proximal portion of the sternum, usually elaborated into a stylum that may be ossified.[AAO]

external_ontology_notes

AAO defines as 'Proximal portion of the sternum, usually elaborated into a stylum that may be ossified' [AAO:0000939]

has exact synonym

gladiolus of sternum

mesosternum

sternal body

sternum body

has_broad_synonym

gladiolus

has_obo_namespace

uberon

has_related_synonym

body of the sternum

corpus sterni

id

UBERON:0006820

label

body of sternum

notation

UBERON:0006820

part_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000975

prefLabel

body of sternum

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000975

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000064

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