manubrium

[muh-noo-bree-uh m, -nyoo-] /məˈnu bri əm, -ˈnyu-/
noun, plural manubria
[muh-noo-bree-uh, -nyoo-] /məˈnu bri ə, -ˈnyu-/ (Show IPA), 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.
    Compare gladiolus (def 2), xiphisternum.
  2. the long process of the malleus.
Origin
1650-60; < Neo-Latin, Latin: a handle, akin to manus hand
Related forms
manubrial, adjective
Examples from the web for manubrium
  • Running upward and slightly forward from the umbo is a reddish-yellow streak produced by the manubrium of the malleus.
British Dictionary definitions for manubrium

manubrium

/məˈnjuːbrɪəm/
noun (pl) -bria (-brɪə), -briums
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
Derived Forms
manubrial, adjective
Word Origin
C17: from New Latin, from Latin: handle, from manus hand
Word Origin and History for manubrium
n.

"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.)).

manubrium in Medicine

manubrium ma·nu·bri·um (mə-nōō'brē-əm, -nyōō'-)
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.