ensiform
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ensiform
1535–45; < Latin ēnsi ( s ) sword + -form
Example Sentences
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Then two pairs of thick ensiform appendages make their appearance at the opposite end of the body, and behind these a pair of tubercles which are easily overlooked.
From Facts and Arguments for Darwin by Muller, Fritz
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
Entry, in eighth intercostal space in right mid axillary line; exit, 1� inch below the point of the ensiform cartilage, 1/2 an inch to the right of the mid line.
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
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)
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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