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Webster 1913 Edition

Hypoplastron

Hyˊpo-plas′tron

,

Noun.

;

pl.

Hypoplastra

(#)

.

[Pref.

hypo-

+

plastron

.]

(Anat.)

The third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; – called also

hyposternum

.

Definition 2024

hypoplastron

hypoplastron

English

Noun

hypoplastron ‎(plural hypoplastrons or hypoplastra)

(anatomy) The third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles.

Synonyms

hyposternum