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xiphisternum
[ zif-uh-stur-nuhm ]
noun
, Anatomy.
, plural xiph·i·ster·na [zif-, uh, -, stur, -n, uh].
- the lowermost of the three segments of the sternum. Compare gladiolus ( def 2 ), manubrium ( def 2a ).
xiphisternum
/ ˌzɪfɪˈstɜːnəm /
noun
- anatomy zoology the cartilaginous process forming the lowermost part of the breastbone (sternum) Also calledxiphoidxiphoid process
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Other Words From
- xiphi·sternal adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of xiphisternum1
1855–60; < New Latin xiphi- (combining form of Greek xíphos sword) + sternum sternum
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Example Sentences
Further back is the long sternum proper, while last comes the xiphisternum, a broad expanded plate of cartilage.
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The last segment or xiphisternum (fig. 76, 4) is long and narrow, and terminates in a flattened expanded plate of cartilage.
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In Manis macrura the xiphisternum is drawn out into a pair of cartilaginous processes about nine inches long.
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Between the last sternebra and the xiphisternum two pairs articulate.
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The xiphisternum generally ends in an expanded plate of cartilage.
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