ensiform
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ensiform
1535–45; < Latin ēnsi ( s ) sword + -form
Example Sentences
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In a man the tenth dorsal appears rather less readily while the ensiform appears with great ease.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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
At first it bears only bristly, ensiform leaves, four feet long by one to three inches broad, and sharp-pointed, crowning the head like a giant broom.
From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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)
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
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