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Manubrium
A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus.
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The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcic carbonate, calcic phosphate, and gelatine; as, bl…
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The bone of the breast; the sternum.
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A plate of cartilage, or a series of bony or cartilaginous plates or segments, in the median line of the pectoral skeleton of most vertebrates above…
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