xiphoid

[ zif-oid ]

/ ˈzɪf ɔɪd /

adjective

Anatomy, Zoology. sword-shaped; ensiform.

noun

the xiphisternum.

Origin of xiphoid

1740–50; <New Latin xiphoīdēs<Greek xiphoeidḗs swordlike, equivalent to xíph(os) sword + -oeidēs-oid

OTHER WORDS FROM xiphoid

post·xiph·oid, adjective

Words nearby xiphoid

xi particle, Xipe, xiphi-, xiphisternum, xipho-, xiphoid, xiphoiditis, xiphoid process, xiphosuran, x-irradiate, Xixón

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Example sentences 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 Cuyer
The xiphoid cartilage is extraordinarily elongated into thin strips, which reach the pelvis and return.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
Two little girls were united from the xiphoid cartilage to the umbilicus.
Curiosities of Medical Experience|J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen
It is usually accompanied with painful sensations near the xiphoid cartilage or behind the sternum, or sometimes in the pharynx.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

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.

单词	xiphoid
释义	xiphoid [ zif-oid ] / ˈzɪf ɔɪd / adjective Anatomy, Zoology. sword-shaped; ensiform. noun the xiphisternum. Origin of xiphoid 1740–50; <New Latin xiphoīdēs<Greek xiphoeidḗs swordlike, equivalent to xíph(os) sword + -oeidēs-oid OTHER WORDS FROM xiphoid post·xiph·oid, adjective Words nearby xiphoid xi particle, Xipe, xiphi-, xiphisternum, xipho-, xiphoid, xiphoiditis, xiphoid process, xiphosuran, x-irradiate, Xixón Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 Cuyer The xiphoid cartilage is extraordinarily elongated into thin strips, which reach the pelvis and return. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard Two little girls were united from the xiphoid cartilage to the umbilicus. Curiosities of Medical Experience\|J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen It is usually accompanied with painful sensations near the xiphoid cartilage or behind the sternum, or sometimes in the pharynx. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for xiphoid xiphoid [ zĭf′oid′ ] adj. Sword-shaped. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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