xiphoid

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξιφοειδής (xiphoeidḗs, “sword-shaped”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɪfɔɪd/

Adjective

xiphoid (not comparable)

1. Shaped like a sword, ensiform.
2. (anatomy) Of or relating to the xiphoid process (also called xiphisternum).

Derived terms

• chondroxiphoid
• costoxiphoid
• subxiphoid
• transxiphoid
• xiphoidal
• xiphoidalgia
• xiphoidian
• xiphoiditis
• xiphoid process

 

Translations

of or relating to the xiphisternum

• Italian: xifoide (it)
• Spanish: xifoide

Noun

xiphoid (plural xiphoids)

1. (anatomy) The xiphoid process.
   • 2000, Kurt Schwenk, Feeding: Form, Function and Evolution in Tetrapod Vertebrates, page 466:

     In Asian pangolins the xiphoids are shorter […]