xiphoid
[ zif-oid ]
/ ˈzɪf ɔɪd /
adjective
Anatomy, Zoology. sword-shaped; ensiform.
noun
the xiphisternum.
Words nearby xiphoid
xinxiang, xipe, xiphi-, xiphisternum, xipho-, xiphoid, xiphoid process, xiphoiditis, xiphosuran, xixón, xizang
Origin of xiphoid
1740–50; < New Latin xiphoīdēs < Greek xiphoeidḗs swordlike, equivalent to xíph(os) sword + -oeidēs -oid
OTHER WORDS FROM xiphoid
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Examples from the Web for xiphoid
The xiphoid appendix, which is cartilaginous, is attached to the extremity of a long process of the last bone of the sternum.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard CuyerThe xiphoid cartilage is extraordinarily elongated into thin strips, which reach the pelvis and return.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers BeddardTwo little girls were united from the xiphoid cartilage to the umbilicus.
Curiosities of Medical Experience|J. G. (John Gideon) MillingenIt is usually accompanied with painful sensations near the xiphoid cartilage or behind the sternum, or sometimes in the pharynx.
British Dictionary definitions for xiphoid
xiphoid
/ (ˈzɪfɔɪd) /
adjective
biology shaped like a sword
of or relating to the xiphisternum
noun
Also called: xiphoid process Another name for xiphisternum
Word Origin for xiphoid
C18: from New Latin, from Greek, from xiphos sword + eidos form
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Medical definitions for xiphoid
xiphoid
[ zĭf′oid′ ]
adj.
Sword-shaped.
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