If you do have symptoms, you may feel like you have a cold or the flu. You may have a fever, chills, chest pain, a dry cough, and a rash. The time from contact with the fungus until symptoms start is usually 1 to 3 weeks. This is called the incubation period. In rare cases, valley fever can spread to the skin, bones, lymph nodes, and organs.
Sternum. The sternum, or breastbone, is a flat bone at the front center of the chest. The ribs and sternum make up what is called the ribcage.. The ribcage protects the lungs, blood vessels, and heart, along with parts of the spleen, stomach, and kidneys from traumatic injury. The sternum is attached to the first seven ribs and also to the clavicle, or collarbone. The sternum is made up of three parts called the manubrim, the body, and the xiphoid process. In adults, the sternum portions are fused. The top of the sternum is the manubrim, or handle.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch to new thesaurus. sternum. bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates. corpus sternum, gladiolus - the large central part of the breastbone. manubrium - the upper part of the breastbone.