What's the difference between manubrium and mouth?

Manubrium


Definition:

  • (n.) A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus.
  • (n.) The proboscis of a jellyfish; -- called also hypostoma. See Illust. of Hydromedusa.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) We have used a partial median sternotomy extending from the manubrium to the level of the second intercostal space with extension into that space.
  • (2) The L-glucose treatment did not produce changes in maternal blood D-glucose levels but did produce fetuses with small urinary bladders, microphthalmia and abnormal ossification limited to the manubrium.
  • (3) The authors hypothesize that aortic isthmus lacerations result from a pinch of the aorta between the spine and the anterior bony thorax (manubrium, clavicle, and first ribs) during chest compression caused by abrupt deceleration.
  • (4) Authors describe their own experience of Sundaresan anterior approach and exposure of the upper thoracic vertebrae (T1-T2) including resection of the internal third of the clavicle and manubrium sterni.
  • (5) It consists of connective tissue and is not integrated into the manubrium.
  • (6) In the present clinical study, laser Doppler flowmetry was adapted to identify changes in blood supply to the left half of the divided manubrium sternum during separation of the left internal mammary artery from its chest wall attachment.
  • (7) The area of the thoracic inlet below the clavicle was defined as a radiolucent area surrounded superiorly by the lower border of the clavicle, inferiorly by the inner margin of the first rib and medially by the lateral margin of the manubrium (CRM area).
  • (8) The use of the sternal manubrium as zero reference point did not allow comparison of values in standing and recumbent animals and it was considered that serial measurements were of more value than isolated determinations in assessing the circulatory state of an animal.
  • (9) Of these patients, three had osteomyelitis of the manubrium and sternum, two had osteosarcoma of the sternum, and one had osteomyelitis and radionecrosis of the manubrium and sternum.
  • (10) All catheters were tunnelled from the point of insertion to the midpoint of the manubrium or upper sternum.
  • (11) We studied the usefulness of the olecranon-manubrium percussion (OMP) test, a physical diagnostic procedure performed in shoulder trauma.
  • (12) This case presents several particularities: semi-emergency salvage procedure, use of a saphenous vein graft to revascularise the intestinal artery using the lingual artery as nutrient artery, venous drainage of the transplant via the intrathoracic left brachiocephalic vein, necessity for resection of the left half of the manubrium sterni and the head of the left clavicle.
  • (13) In addition to the sternal bands, the "paired suprasternal Anlage" takes part in the shaping of the manubrium sterni as reported by Klima (1968) for other mammals.
  • (14) Oligohydramnios led, within 48 hours, to significant reductions in the transverse dimension (5.9-6.1%) and in the distance between the manubrium and the dome of the diaphragm (1.7-2.2%).
  • (15) The thickness of the manubrium, the width and thickness of the body of the sternum at the level of second intercostal space as well as the thickness of the spongiosa and outer and inner compact layers have been measured in 67 human cadavers.
  • (16) In this paper, a more realistic model of the manubrium is incorporated into an existing finite-element model of the cat eardrum.
  • (17) The anterior part of the manubrium is surrounded by a polaroplast consisting of a "spongy" (vesicular) and a lamellar zone.
  • (18) On the basis of our findings, we conclude that surgical removal of the sternum and manubrium in conjunction with muscle flap repair is a well-tolerated procedure.
  • (19) Similarly, the manubrium would move posteriorly in manubriosternal dislocations.
  • (20) Finger to floor distance and chin manubrium distance improved significantly for at least six months (p less than 0.05).

Mouth


Definition:

  • (n.) The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and teeth, between the lips and the pharynx; the buccal cavity.
  • (n.) An opening affording entrance or exit; orifice; aperture;
  • (n.) The opening of a vessel by which it is filled or emptied, charged or discharged; as, the mouth of a jar or pitcher; the mouth of the lacteal vessels, etc.
  • (n.) The opening or entrance of any cavity, as a cave, pit, well, or den.
  • (n.) The opening of a piece of ordnance, through which it is discharged.
  • (n.) The opening through which the waters of a river or any stream are discharged.
  • (n.) The entrance into a harbor.
  • (n.) The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.
  • (n.) A principal speaker; one who utters the common opinion; a mouthpiece.
  • (n.) Cry; voice.
  • (n.) Speech; language; testimony.
  • (n.) A wry face; a grimace; a mow.
  • (v. t.) To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to devour.
  • (v. t.) To utter with a voice affectedly big or swelling; to speak in a strained or unnaturally sonorous manner.
  • (v. t.) To form or cleanse with the mouth; to lick, as a bear her cub.
  • (v. t.) To make mouths at.
  • (v. i.) To speak with a full, round, or loud, affected voice; to vociferate; to rant.
  • (v. i.) To put mouth to mouth; to kiss.
  • (v. i.) To make grimaces, esp. in ridicule or contempt.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Cancer of the mouth, pharynx and esophagus has decreased in all Japanese migrants, but the decrease is much greater among Okinawan migrants, suggesting they have escaped exposure to risk factors peculiar to the Okinawan environment.
  • (2) Patients with cancer of floor of the mouth and oral tongue had higher odds ratios for alcohol drinking than subjects with cancers of other sites.
  • (3) In some ways, the Gandolfini performance that his fans may savour most is his voice work in Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are (2009), the cult screen version of Maurice Sendak 's picture book classic – he voiced Carol, one of the wild things, an untamed, foul-mouthed figure.
  • (4) Translation of foot-and-mouth disease virus RNA for extended periods in rabbit reticulocyte lysates results in the appearance of a previously undescribed protein.
  • (5) Measurements of mouth opening were made for up to 10 min after loss of the adductor pollicis twitch and cessation of muscle fasciculations.
  • (6) A philosophy student at Sussex University, he was part of an improvised comedy sketch group and one skit required him to beatbox (making complex drum noises with your mouth).
  • (7) Patients with complaints of dry eyes and dry mouth but with no objective abnormalities served as control group.
  • (8) Generated droplets were dried in line and led to an inhalation chamber from which the dry aerosol was inhaled using a nose or mouth inhalation unit.
  • (9) Three hundred sixteen female patients with cancer of the larynx, pharynx, and mouth were examined and the following cancer sites were compared with respect to alcohol and tobacco consumption: oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, epilarynx, lip, and mouth.
  • (10) Unexpected displacement of the endotracheal tube during anesthesia caused by postural change of the neck or passive compression by the mouth gag was investigated under transluminal fiberoptic observation.
  • (11) Mouth-to-cecum transit, however, does not play a major role in carbohydrate or fat malabsorption in these patients.
  • (12) Although 41% of the participants complained of dry mouth, neither serious adverse effects nor evidence of medication abuse appeared.
  • (13) I opened my eyes and my mouth wide, which made everyone in the audience think I was amazed at what I was seeing.
  • (14) The jaw deviated to the right when he opened his mouth fully.
  • (15) The study supports the view that even a moderate reduction of mouth opening capacity may indicate mandibular dysfunction and we recommend that this variable be routinely recorded.
  • (16) Greatly admired Murdoch is certainly putting his money where his mouth is.
  • (17) The raw air curve is determined by sequentially counting radionuclide activity in respiratory gases sampled at the mouth.
  • (18) The gradient of increasing copper and zinc concentrations with increasing distance upstream from the mouth of the estuary reported in 1975 could not be statistically validated.
  • (19) A certain number of parameters involved in the manufacture, control and use of an efficacious vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease have been studied.
  • (20) Histopathological examination alone could not be relied upon to differentiate between well-established skin lesions caused by swine vesicular disease and foot and mouth disease.

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