MANUBRIUM (manubria)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: manubria   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does manubrium mean? 

• MANUBRIUM (noun)
  The noun MANUBRIUM has 1 sense:

1. the upper part of the breastbone

  Familiarity information: MANUBRIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MANUBRIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The upper part of the breastbone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("manubrium" is a kind of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

Holonyms ("manubrium" is a part of...):

breastbone; sternum (the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs)

 Context examples 

An electrocardiogram (ECG) lead placement whereby the X+ lead is placed at the right mid-axillary line at the 4th intercostal space, X- at the left mid-axillary line at the 4th intercostal space, Y+ at the proximal left leg, Y- at the superior aspect of the manubrium, Z+ at the direct posterior to Z- and Z- at the 4th intercostal space at the left sternal margin.

(Lead Placement Bipolar Uncorrected XYZ, NCI Thesaurus)

A bipolar EKG lead with the right thoracic limb electrode placed on the manubrium and left thoracic limb electrode placed at the surface marking of the V5 position (just above the 5th interspace in the anterior axillary line).

(Lead Site CM5, NCI Thesaurus)