— manubrial , adj.
/meuh nooh"bree euhm, -nyooh"-/ , n. , pl. manubria /-bree euh/ , manubriums .
1. Anat. , Zool. a segment, bone, cell, etc., resembling a handle.
2. Also called presternum . Anat.
a. the uppermost of the three portions of the sternum. Cf. gladiolus (def. 2), xiphisternum .
b. the long process of the malleus.
[ 1650-60; manus hand ]