manubrium

[muh-noo-bree-uh m, -nyoo-]

noun, plural ma·nu·bri·a

[muh-noo-bree-uh, -nyoo-] /məˈnu bri ə, -ˈnyu-/, ma·nu·bri·ums.

Anatomy, Zoology. a segment, bone, cell, etc., resembling a handle.
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.

Origin of manubrium

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

Related formsma·nu·bri·al, adjective

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Examples from the Web for manubrium

Historical Examples of manubrium

The manubrium, or handle, is also the centre of a nerve-system.
The Dawn of Reason
James Weir
Its umbrella is nearly hemispherical, and from the center hangs a manubrium.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide
Augusta Foote Arnold
It is called the manubrium and is the mouth and stomach of the animal.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide
Augusta Foote Arnold
The Mammalian presternum (manubrium sterni) and xiphosternum have the same origin as the main body of the sternum (Ruge, No. 438).
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)
Francis Maitland Balfour
The manubrium is thickened and drawn inward, the ensiform process protuberant, the sternum often swelled and painful to the touch.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
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British Dictionary definitions for manubrium

manubrium

noun plural -bria (-brɪə) or -briums

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

Derived Formsmanubrial, adjective

Word Origin for manubrium

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

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Word Origin and History for manubrium

"handle-like process," 1848 in anatomy and zoology, from Latin manubrium "handle, hilt," properly "that which is held in the hand," from manus "hand" (see manual (adj.)).

manubrium in Medicine

manubrium

[mə-nōō′brē-əm, -nyōō′-]

n. pl. ma•nu•bri•a (-brē-ə)

The upper segment of the sternum with which the clavicle and the first two pairs of ribs articulate.
episternum
The portion of the malleus that is embedded in the tympanic membrane and extends downward, inward, and backward from the neck of the malleus.