manubrium
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manubria,
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manubriums
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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 clavicular notch is the shallow depression located on either side at the superior-lateral margins of the manubrium.
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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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One example is the first sternocostal joint, where the first rib is anchored to the manubrium by its costal cartilage.
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There was a junction between the manubrium of each.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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