manubrium

American  

[muh-noo-bree-uhm, -nyoo-] / məˈnu bri əm, -ˈnyu- /

noun

plural

manubria, manubriums

1. Anatomy, Zoology. a segment, bone, cell, etc., resembling a handle.

2. Also called presternum.  Anatomy.

   1. the uppermost of the three portions of the sternum.

   2. the long process of the malleus.

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manubrium British  

/ məˈnjuːbrɪəm /

noun

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

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

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Other Word Forms

• manubrial adjective

Etymology

Origin of manubrium

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

Example Sentences

Similarly, at the manubriosternal joint, fibrocartilage unites the manubrium and body portions of the sternum.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

One example is the first sternocostal joint, where the first rib is anchored to the manubrium by its costal cartilage.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The manubrium and body of the sternum are converted into bone first, with the xiphoid process remaining as cartilage until late in life.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The manubrium is the wider, superior portion of the sternum.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

In man there runs from the acromion to the manubrium of the sternum a bone, the collar-bone or clavicle.

From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)