n.
Pronunciation: m ə - ' nü-br ē - ə m, - ' nyü-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -bria \ -br ē - ə \ also -bri · ums
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, handle, from manus
Date: 1705
: an anatomical process or part shaped like a handle: as a : the uppermost segment of the sternum of humans and many other mammals b : the process that bears the mouth of a hydrozoan : HYPOSTOME