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Manubrium

Manubrium \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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
manubrium

"handle-like process," 1848 in anatomy and zoology, from Latin manubrium "handle, hilt," properly "that which is held in the hand," from manus "hand" (see manual (adj.)).\n

Wiktionary
manubrium

n. 1 (context skeleton English) The broad, upper part of the sternum. 2 (context zoology English) The tube extending from the central underside of a jellyfish and ending in a mouth.

WordNet
manubrium

  1. n. the upper part of the breastbone

  2. [also: manubria (pl)]

Usage examples of "manubrium".

Screaming people disappeared into the overlapping manubriums of the higher forms and were devoured.

And where some other man might glance over her breasts and dark areolaehe stared at the indentation at the manubrium and the ribs blossoming from it like spider's legs.