Meaning of MANUBRIUM
| Pronunciation: | | mu'noobreeum
|
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | [n] the upper part of the breastbone |
| |
| | Websites: | |
|
| |
| | See Also: | | bone, breastbone, os, sternum | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | \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}.
|
| |
| | Websites: | |
|
| |
|
|