manubrium

manubrium
noun (plural manubria; also -briums) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, handle, from manus Date: 1705 an anatomical process or part shaped like a handle: as a. the uppermost segment of the sternum of humans and many other mammals b. the process that bears the mouth of a hydrozoan ; hypostome

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  • manubrium — [ manybrijɔm ] n. m. • 1890; mot lat. « manche, poignée » 1 ♦ Zool. Tube central portant la bouche, au milieu inférieur de l ombrelle d une méduse. 2 ♦ (1928) Anat. Manubrium sternal : segment supérieur du sternum auquel s articulent les deux… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Manubrium —   [lateinisch »Handhabe«, »Griff«] das, s/...bria,    1) Anatomie: Teil des Brustbeins.    2) Zoologie: der Magenstiel der Medusen; bei Springschwänzen Teil der Sprunggabel.   * * * Ma|nu|bri|um, das; s, ...ien [lat. manubri …   Universal-Lexikon

  • manubrium — handle like process, 1848 in anatomy and zoology, from L. manubrium handle, hilt, properly that which is held in the hand, from manus hand (see MANUAL (Cf. manual) (adj.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Manubrium — Ma*nu bri*um, n.; pl. L. {Manubria}, E. {Manubriums}. [L., handle, fr. manus hand.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Manubrĭum — (lat.), Griff; M. mallei, M. sterni, Griff des Hammers (s. Ohr), des Brustbeins, s.d …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Manubrium — Manubrium, s. Algen (Characeae), S. 317 …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Manubrĭum — (lat.), Handhabe; insbes. der Handgriff an den Registerzügen der Orgel …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Manubrium — Manubrĭum (lat), Handgriff, Handhabe; insbes. die Griffe an den Registerzügen der Orgel …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • manubrium — [mə no͞o′brē əm, mənyo͞o′brē ən] n. pl. manubria [mə no͞o′brēə, mə nyo͞o′brēə] or manubriums [L, a handle, hilt, haft < manus, a hand: see MANUAL] a handlelike structure, process, or part; esp., a) the portion of a jellyfish or other cnidarian …   English World dictionary

  • Manubrium — For the manubrium of the eardrum, see eardrum. For the manubrium of the jellyfish, see jellyfish. Bone: Manubrium Posterior surface of sternum …   Wikipedia

  • Manubrium — Schéma du manubrium En anatomie, le manubrium désigne la partie supérieure du sternum, sur laquelle s articulent les clavicules. Ce mot vient du latin, signifiant manche, poignée en raison de sa forme particulière. Son épaisseur est d environ 10… …   Wikipédia en Français

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