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manubrium
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun manubrium has 1 sense
- manubrium(n = noun.body) - the upper part of the breastbone; is a kind of bone, os
is a part of breastbone, sternum
CIDE DICTIONARY
manubrium, n. [L., handle, fr. manus hand.].
- A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus. [1913 Webster]
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