peristernal
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Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəl
Adjective[edit]
peristernal (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Around the sternum.
- 2015 December 18, “Fatty Acid Composition of Muscle, Adipose Tissue and Liver from Muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus ) Living in West Greenland”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- These authors also observed increased proportions of 18:1 in peristernal adipose tissue of starved reindeer calves.