xiphoid
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ξιφοειδής (xiphoeidḗs).
Pronunciation
Adjective
xiphoid (not comparable)
- Shaped like a sword, ensiform.
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the xiphisternum.
Derived terms
Translations
of or relating to the xiphisternum
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Noun
xiphoid (plural xiphoids)
- (anatomy) The xiphoid process.
- 2000, Kurt Schwenk, Feeding: Form, Function and Evolution in Tetrapod Vertebrates (page 466)
- In Asian pangolins the xiphoids are shorter […]
- 2000, Kurt Schwenk, Feeding: Form, Function and Evolution in Tetrapod Vertebrates (page 466)