xiphisternum
[zif-uh-stur-nuh m]
- the lowermost of the three segments of the sternum.Compare gladiolus(def 2), manubrium(def 2a).
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Between the last sternebra and the xiphisternum two pairs articulate.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
The xiphisternum generally ends in an expanded plate of cartilage.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
Further back is the long sternum proper, while last comes the xiphisternum, a broad expanded plate of cartilage.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
The last segment or xiphisternum (fig. 76, 4) is long and narrow, and terminates in a flattened expanded plate of cartilage.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
In Manis macrura the xiphisternum is drawn out into a pair of cartilaginous processes about nine inches long.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
xiphisternum
- anatomy zoology the cartilaginous process forming the lowermost part of the breastbone (sternum)Also called: xiphoid, xiphoid process
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