SYN: body of sternum. [L. dim. of gladius, a sword]
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glad·i·o·lus .glad-ē-'ō-ləs n, pl -li -(.)lē, -.lī the large middle portion of the sternum lying between the upper manubrium and the lower xiphoid process called also mesosternum
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n.
the middle and largest segment of the sternum.
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gla·di·o·lus (glə-diґo-ləs) [L., dim. of gladius sword] corpus sterni.Medical dictionary. 2011.