manubrium sterni

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ma·nu·bri·um of ster·num

[TA]

the upper segment of the sternum, a flattened, roughly triangular bone, occasionally fused with the body of the sternum, forming with it a slight angle, the sternal angle.

Synonym(s): manubrium sterni [TA], episternum, presternum

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ma·nu·bri·um of ster·num

, manubrium sterni (mă-nū'brē-ŭm stĕr'nŭm, stĕrnī) [TA]

The upper segment of the sternum, a flattened, roughly triangular bone, occasionally fused with the body of the sternum, forming with it a slight angle, the sternal angle.

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manubrium sterni

The upper segment of the sternum articulating with the clavicle and first pair of costal cartilages. Synonym: episternum

See also: manubrium

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