manubrium
Americannoun
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Anatomy, Zoology. a segment, bone, cell, etc., resembling a handle.
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Also called presternum. Anatomy.
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the uppermost of the three portions of the sternum.
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the long process of the malleus.
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noun
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anatomy any handle-shaped part, esp the upper part of the sternum
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zoology the tubular mouth that hangs down from the centre of a coelenterate medusa such as a jellyfish
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Origin of manubrium
1650–60; < New Latin, Latin: a handle, akin to manus hand
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The manubrium and body are joined at the sternal angle, which is also the site for attachment of the second ribs.
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The manubrium and body join together at the sternal angle, so called because the junction between these two components is not flat, but forms a slight bend.
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It consists of three parts: the manubrium, body, and xiphoid process.
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The clavicular notch is the shallow depression located on either side at the superior-lateral margins of the manubrium.
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See that the biceps are in their grooves, and ribs on spine are true at manubrium and spine, and that neck is true on first dorsal.
From Philosophy of Osteopathy by Still, A. T. (Andrew Taylor)
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