manubrium

ma·nu·bri·um  (m-nbr-m, -ny-)

n. pl. ma·nu·bri·a (-br-)

1. A body part or process shaped like a handle. Also called presternum.

2.

a. The broad upper division of the sternum with which the clavicle and first two ribs articulate.

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

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[Latin, handle, from manus, hand; see man-² in Indo-European roots.]

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manubrium [məˈnjuːbrɪəm]

n pl -bria [-brɪə], -briums

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy any handle-shaped part, esp the upper part of the sternum

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology the tubular mouth that hangs down from the centre of a coelenterate medusa such as a jellyfish

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

manubrial  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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