ma·nu·bri·um

(mə-no͞o′brē-əm, -nyo͞o′-)

n. pl. ma·nu·bri·a (-brē-ə)

A body part or process shaped like a handle, especially:

a. The broad upper division of the sternum with which the clavicle and first two ribs articulate. Also called episternum, presternum.

b. The long tapering process of the malleus attached to the central portion of the eardrum.

[Latin, handle, from manus, hand; see man- in Indo-European roots.]

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manubrium

(məˈnjuːbrɪəm)

n, pl -bria (-brɪə) or -briums

1. (Anatomy) anatomy any handle-shaped part, esp the upper part of the sternum

2. (Zoology) zoology the tubular mouth that hangs down from the centre of a coelenterate medusa such as a jellyfish

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

maˈnubrial adj

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ma•nu•bri•um

(məˈnu bri əm, -ˈnyu-)

n., pl. -bri•a (-bri ə)
-bri•ums.

a bone or segment resembling a handle, esp. the uppermost part of the mammalian sternum.

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

ma•nu′bri•al, adj.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

manubrium - the upper part of the breastbone

bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

breastbone, sternum - the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs

Translations

ma·nu·bri·um

L.n. manubrium, estructura en forma de mano.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

manubrium

n manubrio

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The site and the size of the perforation, whether or not it contacts the manubrium mallei, as well as the volume of the middle ear and of the mastoid are some of the factors that affect the level of the hearing loss (2).

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Mobilization was performed when adhesions around the superstructure of the stapes or the manubrium of the malleus were found.

Does The Type of Ossicular Chain Lesion Affect Outcomes in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media Without Cholesteatoma?

Both patellae were recovered and articulated with the NMCP femora, and the sternal body articulated with the disinterred manubrium. Three left ribs and four right ribs were present in the disinterred NMCP assemblage, were morphologically consistent with the nine left and eight right ribs recovered from Betio Island, and articulated with the recovered vertebrae.

The Tarawa Project Part II: Resolved Commingling and Identification of Casualties from the Battle of Tarawa

The reference electrode was positioned at the manubrium of the sternum.

Deglutition pattern in Angle's Class II malocclusion

The manubrium stern upper end was taken as a reference for retrosternal thyroid gland measurement.

Retrosternal Goiter: A couple of classification methods with computed tomograpy findings

5) was placed in the left side edge of manubrium sterni, keep away from the recording electrodes.[10] The EMGdi signals were band-pass filtered between 10 Hz and 2 kHz and amplified using signal amplifier (3808; Yinghui Medical Technology Co, Ltd, Guangzhou, China).

Neural Respiratory Drive Measured Using Surface Electromyography of Diaphragm as a Physiological Biomarker to Predict Hospitalization of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

The feeding response is regulated by longitudinal contraction of a single tentacle, with an inward bending of the pedalium that transfers captured prey from a tentacle to the manubrium (Larson, 1976).

Tentacle Musculature in the Cubozoan Jellyfish Carybdea marsupialis

Pressure transducer was zeroed at the level of the manubrium of the sternum.

Changes in arterial partial pressure and end-expired pressure of carbon dioxide in prepubescent and adult bitches undergoing ovariohysterectomy by videolaparoscopy or conventional laparotomy/Variacoes nas pressoes parciais arteriais e expiradas de dioxido de carbono em cadelas pre-puberes e adultas submetidas a ovario histerectomia video laparoscopica ou convencional

CT study of the thorax revealed a nodule, 32x20 mm in diameter, located posterior to the manubrium sterni and in front of the left brachiocephalic vein.

Transcervical resection of two parathyroid adenomas located on the anterior mediastinum

It lives for a year and measures up to 30cm in width across the bell (manubrium) - the large jelly-like area it uses to propel itself through the water.

Jellyfish has its last fish supper

Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the thorax showed a hypodense collection in the anterior chest wall with peripheral enhancement, suggestive of an abscess overlying the manubrium sterni with the evidence of the erosion of the anterior surface of the sternum communicating with the collection (figure 5).

Isolated Sternal Tuberculosis Presenting as a Chest Wall Abscess: A Case Report