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MANUBRIUM STERNI

\manjˈuːbɹi͡əm stˈɜːni], \manjˈuːbɹi‍əm stˈɜːni], \m_a_n_j_ˈuː_b_ɹ_iə_m s_t_ˈɜː_n_i]\

Definitions of MANUBRIUM STERNI

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The uppermost broad part of the sternum.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

The flat triangular bony segment forming the uppermost piece of the sternum; articulating with the clavicles and the first pairs of costal cartilages. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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