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Manubrium
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Ma-nu′bri-um
,Noun.
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.
Definition 2024
manubrium
manubrium
English
Noun
manubrium (plural manubria or manubriums)
- (anatomy) The broad, upper part of the sternum.
- (zoology) The tube extending from the central underside of a jellyfish and ending in a mouth.
Derived terms
Translations
broad, upper part of the sternum
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tube extending from the central underside of a jellyfish
Latin
Etymology
From manus (“hand”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /maˈnuː.bri.um/
Noun
manūbrium n (genitive manūbriī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | manūbrium | manūbria |
| genitive | manūbriī | manūbriōrum |
| dative | manūbriō | manūbriīs |
| accusative | manūbrium | manūbria |
| ablative | manūbriō | manūbriīs |
| vocative | manūbrium | manūbria |
Derived terms
- eximere alicui ex manu manubrium
Related terms
Descendants
References
- manubrium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- manubrium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “manubrium”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.