ensiform

American

[en-suh-fawrm] / ˈɛn səˌfɔrm /

adjective

sword-shaped; xiphoid.

ensiform British

/ ˈɛnsɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

biology shaped like a sword blade

ensiform leaves

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Etymology

Origin of ensiform

1535–45; < Latin ēnsi ( s ) sword + -form

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Application of Test: Site: abdominal wall below ensiform process, or breast below nipple, or inner surface of forearm.

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In a man the tenth dorsal appears rather less readily while the ensiform appears with great ease.

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Complete motor and sensory paralysis below ensiform cartilage, with well-marked hyperæsthetic zone around trunk.

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Tracing it upwards, I found it to be constituted by a prolongation of the ensiform cartilage of the sternum, or extremity of the breast-bone.

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In 1752 there was described a remarkable monstrosity which consisted of conjoined twins, a perfect and an imperfect child, connected at their ensiform cartilages by a band 4 inches in circumference.

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