Xiphoid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Shaped like a sword.
  • adj. Of or relating to the xiphisternum.
  • n. See xiphisternum.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Shaped like a sword, ensiform.
  • adj. Of, or relating to the xiphisternum.
  • n. The xiphoid process.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Like a sword; ensiform.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the xiphoid process; xiphoidian.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Shaped like or resembling a sword; ensiform.
  • The telson of a crustacean, as the king-crab. See cut under horseshoe-crab.
  • n. The ensiform or xiphoid cartilage in man, or its representative in other animals. See xiphisternum, 1.
    • Word Usage
    "Feel just beneath the sternum and find a tiny bone called xiphoid process."
    Cross Reference
    xiphoid appendage    cartilage    xiphoid process    xiphoid ligament    xiphoid bone   
    Form
    xiphoid process   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ensiform    xiphoidian   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cricoid    solid-waste    self-assembled    leaf-like    costal    septal    five-step    interfaceand    osseous    articular   
     
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