The early union, by hyaline cartilage, of the manubrium and the body of the sternum, which later becomes a symphysial type of joint. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sternal_angle http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=46395 ]
Synonyms: manubriosternal symphysis
Term information
- Wikipedia:Sternal_angle
- SCTID:263312002
- FMA:7502
manubriosternal junction
angulus ludovici
angle of louis
angulus sternalis
manubriosternal joint
angulus sterni
manubro-sterno junction
Term relations
- skeletal joint and connects some manubrium of sternum and connects some body of sternum