单词 | manubrium |
释义 | manubrium —manubrial, adj. /meuh nooh"bree euhm, -nyooh"-/, n. , pl. manubria /-bree euh/, manubriums. 1. Anat. , Zool. a segment, bone, cell, etc., resembling a handle. 2. Also called presternum. Anat. a. the uppermost of the three portions of the sternum. Cf. gladiolus (def. 2), xiphisternum. b. the long process of the malleus. [1650-60; < NL, L: a handle, akin to manus hand] |
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