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manubrium

/muh-noo-bree-uhm, -nyoo-/US // məˈnu bri əm, -ˈnyu- //UK // (məˈnjuːbrɪəm) //

曼陀罗,曼陀林,曼陀罗树,曼纽尔

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ma·nu·bri·a [muh-noo-bree-uh, -nyoo-], /məˈnu bri ə, -ˈnyu-/, ma·nu·bri·ums.

    • : Anatomy, Zoology. a segment, bone, cell, etc., resembling a handle.
    • : Also called presternum. Anatomy. the uppermost of the three portions of the sternum.Compare gladiolus, xiphisternum. the long process of the malleus.

Examples

  • An articular facet begins on the manubrium near the neck and spirals halfway around the head of the malleus.

  • The sternum is much wider than long, and no specimens give evidence of a manubrium.

  • The food is taken into the manubrium by the square mouth at its free end, and is there digested.

  • The manubrium is yellow and short, and the mouth is concealed by four clusters of short tentacles.

  • The only wound that I actually saw—Dr. Clark examined this above the manubrium of the sternum, the sternal notch.