ensiform
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ensiform
1535–45; < Latin ēnsi ( s ) sword + -form
Example Sentences
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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 Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
An incision was made from the ensiform cartilage to the umbilicus, the aneurysm exposed, and its cavity filled up with two meters of silver-plated wire.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
Aperture of entry ragged, roughly circular, and 2 inches in diameter, with much-contused margins situated in the median line, nearly midway between the ensiform cartilage and umbilicus.
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 Makins, George Henry
It is denticulated: it encloses the whole of the latter and inferior part of the chest as far as the sternum, where it is connected with the ensiform cartilage.
From The Dog by Youatt, William
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 Makins, George Henry
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