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Definition of: manubrium
(mə·n
′brē ·əm, -ny′-) noun plural ·bri·a (-brē·ə)
1. Anat. Some part or process like or likened to a handle; especially, the anterior part of the sternum in man and many mammals: also called episternum.
2. Mech. A handle or haft, as of an organ stop. [<L, a handle, <manus hand]
—ma·nu′bri·al adjective
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