manubrium

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

/ məˈnu bri əm, -ˈnyu- /

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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.

the uppermost of the three portions of the sternum.Compare gladiolus (def. 2), xiphisternum.
the long process of the malleus.

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Origin of manubrium

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

OTHER WORDS FROM manubrium

ma·nu·bri·al, adjective

Words nearby manubrium

manually, manual training, manual transmission, manual ventilation, manubial column, manubrium, manucode, manuduction, Manuel, Manuel I, manuf.

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How to use manubrium in a sentence

An articular facet begins on the manubrium near the neck and spirals halfway around the head of the malleus.
Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks|John A. White
The sternum is much wider than long, and no specimens give evidence of a manubrium.
Dragons of the Air|H. G. Seeley
The food is taken into the manubrium by the square mouth at its free end, and is there digested.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
The manubrium is yellow and short, and the mouth is concealed by four clusters of short tentacles.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold

The only wound that I actually saw—Dr. Clark examined this above the manubrium of the sternum, the sternal notch.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for manubrium

manubrium

/ (məˈnjuːbrɪəm) /

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 forms of manubrium

manubrial, adjective

Word Origin for manubrium

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

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Medical definitions for manubrium

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.