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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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  1. n. A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus.
  2. n. The proboscis of a jellyfish; -- called also hypostoma. See Illust. of Hydromedusa.
  3. n. the upper part of the breastbone
  4. 1. (Anat.) A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus. 2. (Zoöl.) The proboscis of a jellyfish; -- called also hypostoma. See Illust. of Hydromedusa.
  5. A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of thesternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus.
  6. n the upper part of the breastbone