xiphisternum
Americannoun
plural
xiphisternanoun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of xiphisternum
1855–60; < New Latin xiphi- (combining form of Greek xíphos sword) + sternum sternum
Example Sentences
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The calcified xiphisternum is roughly bell-shaped having short lateral processes anteriorly and a deep notch posteriorly.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by Duellman, William E.
Only P. spinipollex has lateral processes anteriorly on the xiphisternum; in the other species the xiphisternum is deeply bell-shaped.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by Duellman, William E.
Cut away xiphisternum, and then cut through clavicles and coracoids on either side, and remove ventral part of shoulder girdle, to expose the heart.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
The xiphisternum will probably be cut in this operation.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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