Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In anatomy, of or pertaining to a manubrium; having the character of a manubrium; resembling a handle: as, the manubrial part of the sternum.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a manubrium; shaped like a manubrium; handlelike.
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- adjective Of, or pertaining to, the
manubrium . - adjective Shaped like a
handle .
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Examples
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He read about the construction and habits of the owl: "In the tawny, or brown, owl there is a manubrial process; the furcula, far from being joined to the keel of the sternum, consists of two stylets, which do not even meet; while the posterior margin of the sternum presents two pairs of projections, with corresponding fissures between."
The Country House John Galsworthy 1900
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He read about the construction and habits of the owl: "In the tawny, or brown, owl there is a manubrial process; the furcula, far from being joined to the keel of the sternum, consists of two stylets, which do not even meet; while the posterior margin of the sternum presents two pairs of projections, with corresponding fissures between."
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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The outline of the manubrial process also varies, being wedge-shaped in the Bankiva, and rounded in the Spanish breed.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. Charles Darwin 1845
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Photodilus seem not to have been investigated, but it has been found to want the tarsal loop, as well as the manubrial process, while its clavicles are not joined in a furcula, nor do they meet the keel, and the posterior margin of the sternum has processes and fissures like the tawny section. "
The Country House John Galsworthy 1900
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Photodilus seem not to have been investigated, but it has been found to want the tarsal loop, as well as the manubrial process, while its clavicles are not joined in a furcula, nor do they meet the keel, and the posterior margin of the sternum has processes and fissures like the tawny section. "
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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