xiphoid

xiphoid
a) Shaped like a sword, ensiform.
b) Of, or relating to the xiphisternum.

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  • Xiphoid — Xiph oid (?; 277), a. [Gr. ? sword shaped; xi fos a sword + ? form, shape: cf. F. xiphoide.] (Anat.) (a) Like a sword; ensiform. (b) Of or pertaining to the xiphoid process; xiphoidian. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • xiphoid — [zif′oid΄] adj. [Gr xiphoeides, sword shaped < xiphos, sword + eidēs, OID] Anat. Zool. shaped like a sword; ensiform n. XIPHISTERNUM: in full xiphoid process …   English World dictionary

  • xiphoid — (adj.) 1851, from XIPHIAS (Cf. xiphias) swordfish + OID (Cf. oid) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Xiphoid — Das Brustbein oder lat. Sternum ist ein platter, schwertförmiger Knochen in der vorderen Mitte des Brustkorbs, an dem die Rippen bzw. deren knorpelige Verlängerungen ansetzen. Für hinter dem Brustbein gelegene Strukturen verwendet man die… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • xiphoid — noun Etymology: New Latin xiphoides, from Greek xiphoeidēs, from xiphos Date: circa 1860 xiphoid process • xiphoid adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • xiphoid — Sword shaped; applied especially to the x. process. SYN: ensiform, gladiate, mucronate. [xipho + G. eidos, appearance] * * * xi·phoid zī .fȯid, zif .ȯid n XIPHOID PROCESS xiphoid adj * * * xiph·oid (zifґoid) (ziґfoid) [Gr. xiphoeid& …   Medical dictionary

  • xiphoid —   a. sword like.    ♦ xiphoid process, lowest division of sternum; king crab s tail.    ♦ xiphophyllous, a. with sword shaped leaves …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • xiphoid — adj. Biol. sword shaped. Phrases and idioms: xiphoid process the cartilaginous process at the lower end of the sternum. Etymology: Gk xiphoeides f. xiphos sword …   Useful english dictionary

  • xiphoid cartilage — n XIPHOID PROCESS * * * see xiphoid process * * * processus xiphoideus …   Medical dictionary

  • xiphoid cartilage — xiphoid process …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • xiphoid process — xiphoid cartilage the lowermost section of the breastbone (see sternum): a flat pointed cartilage that gradually ossifies until it is completely replaced by bone, a process not completed until after middle age. It does not articulate with any… …   The new mediacal dictionary

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