*sterna*

v. t. to cause to be confused; confuse emotionally; to dismay.
Syn. -- confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off, bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate, throw. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. consternatio, fr. consternare to overome, perplex, an accessory form of consternere to throw down, prostrate; con + sternere to spread out, throw down: cf. F. consternation. See Stratum. ] Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay. [ 1913 Webster ]

The chiefs around,
In silence wrapped, in consternation drowned.
Attend the stern reply. Pope.

Syn. -- Alarm; fright; amazement; astonishment; surprise; panic; perturbation. See Alarm. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat. & Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the episternum. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. hesternus; akin to heri yesterday. ] Pertaining to yesterday. [ Obs. ] See Yester, a. Ld. Lytton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hyo- + ternal. ] (Anat.) (a) Between the hyoid bone and the sternum, or pertaining to them; infrahyoid; as, the hyosternal region of the neck. (b) Pertaining to the hyosternum of turtles. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + sternal. ] (Anat.) Below the sternum; as, the infrasternal depression, or pit of the stomach. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Between the sternal; -- said of certain membranes or parts of insects and crustaceans. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. latus broad + E. sternal. ] (Zool.) Having a broad breastbone, or sternum; -- said of anthropoid apes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the mesosternum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the metasternum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the omosternum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. See Prostration. ] Dejection; depression. [ Obs. ] Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Stern. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sternum; in the region of the sternum. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sternal ribs. See the Note under Rib, n., 1. [ 1913 Webster ]