Handlebody

A handlebody of type $(n,k)$ is an $n$-D Manifold that is attained from the standard $n$-Disk by attaching only $k$-D Handles.

See also Handle, Heegaard Splitting, Surgery

References

Rolfsen, D. Knots and Links. Wilmington, DE: Publish or Perish Press, p. 46, 1976.