ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Manubrium

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /məˈnubɹiəm/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Manubrium is a noun meaning (anatomy) The broad, upper part of the sternum.

Meaning

(anatomy) The broad, upper part of the sternum.

More Meanings

  1. (zoology) The tube extending from the central underside of a jellyfish and ending in a mouth.
  2. (botany) A cell that projects inward from the centre of the shields in the globule of Chara.
  3. (music) A knob or handle that controls the stops of an organ.

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Related dictionary entries include mallei, presternum, sternum, mesosternum, episternum, sternalis.

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