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Manubrium

noun
(pl. L. manubria, E. manubriums)
1.
The upper part of the breastbone.





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"Manubrium" Quotes from Famous Books



... nerve-ring is separated into an upper and lower nerve-ring by the "veil," an annular sheet of tissue which forms the floor of the swimming-bell, or "umbrella," and through a central opening in which the manubrium, or "handle," of the umbrella passes down and hangs below ...
— The Dawn of Reason - or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals • James Weir


Words linked to "Manubrium" :   breastbone, sternum, bone, os


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