| parasternal | Alongside the sternum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| parasternal hernia | foramen caecum of tongue |
| parasternal line | A vertical line equidistant from the sternal and midclavicular lines. Synonym: linea parasternalis, costoclavicular line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parasternal lymph nodes | A number of small nodes that lie along the course of the internal thoracic vessels; lymph enters these nodes from the anterior intercostal spaces, pericardium, diaphragm, liver and medial mammary gland; the efferent vessels pass upward to join the bronchomediastinal trunk of the same side. Synonym: nodi lymphatici parasternales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right parasternal impulses | Cardiac activity as palpable or recordable just to the right of the sternum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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