- episternal suture
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(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)The anterior part of the sternopleural suture.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
episternal suture
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Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body … Medical dictionary
episternum — n.; pl. episterna [Gr. epi, upon; sternon, chest] 1. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Decapoda, the posterolateral projection of various sterna. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The area of a thoracic pleuron anterior to the pleural suture; episternal adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
