lophosteons

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lophosteons - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lophosteon \Lo*phos"te*on\, n.; pl. L. Lophostea, E.
     Lophosteons. [NL., from Gr. lo`fos a crest + ? a bone.]
     (Anat.)
     The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.
     [1913 Webster]