manubrium

manubrium /ma·nu·bri·um/ (mah-noo´bre-um) pl. manu´bria   [L.] a handle-like structure or part, such as the manubrium of the sternum.

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manubrium mal´lei , manubrium of malleus the longest process of the malleus; it is attached to the middle layer of the tympanic membrane and has the tensor tympani muscle attached to it.

manubrium ster´ni , manubrium of sternum the cranial part of the sternum, articulating with the clavicles and first two pairs of ribs.

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ma·nu·bri·um (m-nbr-m, -ny-)

n. pl. ma·nu·bri·a (-br-)

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.

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manubrium

[məno̅o̅′brē·əm]

Etymology: L, handle

the most anterior of the three bones of the sternum, presenting a broad quadrangular shape that narrows caudally at its articulation with the superior end of the body of the sternum. The pectoralis major and the sternocleidomastoideus are attached to the manubrium. Compare xiphoid process. manubrial, adj.

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manubrium

pl. manubria [L.]

1. the most cranial portion of the sternum.

2. the largest process of the malleus, giving attachment to the tendon of the tensor muscle of the tympanum.