Xiphoid

Meaning

Adj

●

Shaped like a

, ensiform.

●

In Anatomy:

Of or

to the

xiphoid process

(also called xiphisternum).

Noun

●

In Anatomy:

The

process.

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Origin

xiphoid

English

ξιφοειδής

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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