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ensiform
[ en-suh-fawrm ]
adjective
- sword-shaped; xiphoid.
ensiform
/ ˈɛnsɪˌfɔːm /
adjective
- biology shaped like a sword blade
ensiform leaves
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ensiform1
C16: from Latin ensis sword
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Example Sentences
The seventh vertebra articulates laterally at the point at which the ensiform process is attached to the corpus of the sternum.
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We have now entered among the typical species, where every form occurs between a round and an ensiform shape.
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The manubrium is thickened and drawn inward, the ensiform process protuberant, the sternum often swelled and painful to the touch.
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The situation of the localized pain is usually at or a little below the ensiform cartilage.
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Gastralgia is more frequent than enteralgia, and the pain is located about the ensiform cartilage.
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