sternal
sternal
Definition
ster·nal (stʉr′nəl)
adjective
of or near the sternum
sternal
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- notch: Keeping the needle horizontal, advance posterior to the clavicle aiming for the sternal notch.
- fracture: Management of isolated sternal fractures: determining the risk of cardiac injury.
- recumbency: It may be preferable to keep these foals confined in sternal recumbency on a soft mat for as long as possible.
- infection: Tang ( 2000 ) described a case study using VAC to treat a deep sternal wound infection following cardiac surgery.
- wound: The case study does not report any contraindications using VAC therapy when treating the dehisced sternal wound where heart and pericardium were exposed.
- recession: This results in intercostal and sternal recession in small children with airway obstruction.
Browse dictionary entries near sternal
- sterna
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- stern chaser
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- Sterling Heights
- sterling area
- sterling
- sterlet
- sterilize
- Sterne
- sternforemost
- sternmost
- Sterno
- sterno-
- sternpost
- sternum
- sternutation
- sternutator
- sternutatory
