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manubrium

Pronunciation:  mu'noobreeum

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 Definition: [n]  the upper part of the breastbone
 
 See Also: bone, breastbone, os, sternum

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ma*nu"bri*um\, n.; pl. L. {Manubria}, E.
{Manubriums}. [L., handle, fr. manus hand.]
1. (Anat.) A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior
   segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike
   process of the malleus.

2. (Zo["o]l.) The proboscis of a jellyfish; -- called also
   {hypostoma}. See Illust. of {Hydromedusa}.

 

 

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