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Furcula vs Sternum - What's the difference?

furcula | sternum |

As nouns the difference between furcula and sternum

is that furcula is a forked process or structure, generally two-pronged while sternum is the breastbone.

furcula

English

Noun

  • (anatomy) A forked process or structure, generally two-pronged.
  • (ornithology) The forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles in birds, the wishbone or merrythought.
  • (entomology) The (two-pronged) forked, somewhat tail-like organ held bent forward and secured by a catch beneath most species of Collembola (springtails), with which they jump by releasing the catch abruptly when alarmed.

    • sternum

    English

    (wikipedia sternum)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The breastbone.

    • Related terms

    * sternal

    See also

    * bone

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