manubrium

[ muh-noo-bree-uhm, -nyoo- ]

noun

, plural ma·nu·bri·a [m, uh, -, noo, -bree-, uh, -, nyoo, -], ma·nu·bri·ums.

1. Anatomy, Zoology. a segment, bone, cell, etc., resembling a handle.
2. Also called presternum. Anatomy.
   1. the uppermost of the three portions of the sternum. Compare gladiolus ( def 2 ), xiphisternum.
   2. the long process of the malleus.

manubrium

/ məˈnjuːbrɪəm /

noun

1. anatomy any handle-shaped part, esp the upper part of the sternum
2. zoology the tubular mouth that hangs down from the centre of a coelenterate medusa such as a jellyfish

Derived Forms

• maˈnubrial, adjective

Other Words From

• ma·nubri·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of manubrium¹

1650–60; < New Latin, Latin: a handle, akin to manus hand

Word History and Origins

Origin of manubrium¹

C17: from New Latin, from Latin: handle, from manus hand

Example Sentences

An articular facet begins on the manubrium near the neck and spirals halfway around the head of the malleus.

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The sternum is much wider than long, and no specimens give evidence of a manubrium.

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The food is taken into the manubrium by the square mouth at its free end, and is there digested.

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The manubrium is yellow and short, and the mouth is concealed by four clusters of short tentacles.

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The only wound that I actually saw—Dr. Clark examined this above the manubrium of the sternum, the sternal notch.

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