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
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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.
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