xiphoid
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
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biology shaped like a sword
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of or relating to the xiphisternum
noun
Other Word Forms
- postxiphoid adjective
Etymology
Origin of xiphoid
1740–50; < New Latin xiphoīdēs < Greek xiphoeidḗs swordlike, equivalent to xíph ( os ) sword + -oeidēs -oid
Example Sentences
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“Just to the bottom of the xiphoid process,” Ms. Boyle said.
From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2017
Actually, the “lump” is the xiphoid process, the quarter-size cartilaginous end of the bony sternum.
From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2017
The sternum consists of the manubrium, body, and xiphoid process.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The manubrium and body of the sternum are converted into bone first, with the xiphoid process remaining as cartilage until late in life.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The constricting band was formed by a coalition of the xiphoid cartilages and the umbilical vessels, surrounded by areolar tissue and covered with skin.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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