ensiform
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ensiform
1535–45; < Latin ēnsi ( s ) sword + -form
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The abdomen in its largest circumference measured 68 inches, and 27 inches from the ensiform cartilage to the umbilicus.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 401, November 28, 1829 by Various
About one inch of the harpoon was seen protruding from below the tip of the ensiform cartilage; the harpoon was seven inches long.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
Application of Test: Site: abdominal wall below ensiform process, or breast below nipple, or inner surface of forearm.
From Nurses' Papers on Tuberculosis : read before the Nurses' Study Circle of the Dispensary Department, Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium by Various
Complete motor and sensory paralysis below ensiform cartilage, with well-marked hyperæsthetic zone around trunk.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins
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