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pre⋅ster⋅num

  [pree-stur-nuhm]
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–noun, plural -na  [-nuh] , -nums.
Anatomy. manubrium.
Origin:
1870–75; < NL; see pre-, sternum

Related forms:
pre⋅ster⋅nal, adjective

ma⋅nu⋅bri⋅um

  [muh-noo-bree-uhm, -nyoo-]
–noun, plural -bri⋅a  [-bree-uh] , -bri⋅ums.
1. Anatomy, Zoology. a segment, bone, cell, etc., resembling a handle.
2. Also called presternum. Anatomy.
a. the uppermost of the three portions of the sternum. Compare gladiolus (def. 2), xiphisternum.
b. the long process of the malleus.
Origin:
1650–60; < NL, L: a handle, akin to manus hand

Related forms:
ma⋅nu⋅bri⋅al, adjective
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ma·nu·bri·um   (mə-nōō'brē-əm, -nyōō'-)   
n.   pl. ma·nu·bri·a (-brē-ə)

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

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

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


[Latin, handle, from manus, hand; see man-2 in Indo-European roots.]
pre·ster·num   (prē-stûr'nəm)   
n.  See manubrium.
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Main Entry: ma·nu·bri·um
Pronunciation: m&-'n(y)ü-brE-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ma·nu·bria /-brE-&/ also ma·nu·bri·ums
: an anatomical process or part shaped like a handle: as a : the cephalic segment of the sternum of humans and many other mammals that is a somewhat triangular flattened bone with anterolateral borders which articulate with the clavicles b : theprocess of the malleus of the ear
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manubrium ma·nu·bri·um (mə-n&oomacr;'brē-əm, -ny&oomacr;'-)
n. pl. ma·nu·bri·a (-brē-ə)

  1. The upper segment of the sternum with which the clavicle and the first two pairs of ribs articulate.

  2. See episternum.

  3. The portion of the malleus that is embedded in the tympanic membrane and extends downward, inward, and backward from the neck of the malleus.

presternum pre·ster·num (prē-stûr'nəm)
n.
See episternum.

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