| manubrium | Origin: L, handle, fr. Manus hand. 1. <anatomy> A handlelike process or part; especially, the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus. 2. <zoology> The proboscis of a jellyfish. Synonym: hypostoma. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| manubrium mallei | The handle of the malleus; the portion that extends downward, inward, and backward from the neck of the malleus; it is embedded throughout its length in the tympanic membrane. Synonym: manubrium mallei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| manubrium of malleus | The handle of the malleus; the portion that extends downward, inward, and backward from the neck of the malleus; it is embedded throughout its length in the tympanic membrane. Synonym: manubrium mallei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| manubrium of sternum | The upper segment of the sternum, a flattened, roughly triangular bone, occasionally fused with the body of the sternum, forming with it a slight angle, the sternal angle. Synonym: manubrium sterni, episternum, presternum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| manubrium sterni | The upper segment of the sternum, a flattened, roughly triangular bone, occasionally fused with the body of the sternum, forming with it a slight angle, the sternal angle. Synonym: manubrium sterni, episternum, presternum. (05 Mar 2000) |