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adjective
1.
Anatomy, Zoology. sword-shaped; ensiform.
noun
2.
the xiphisternum.
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Xiphoid
is always a great word to know.
So is jugular notch. Does it mean:
| ribs having costal cartilages connected with the sternum |
| notch in the inferior border of the occipital bone behind the jugular |
Origin:
1740–50; < Neo-Latin xiphoīdēs < Greek xiphoeidḗs swordlike, equivalent to xíph(os) sword + -oeidēs -oid
1740–50; < Neo-Latin xiphoīdēs < Greek xiphoeidḗs swordlike, equivalent to xíph(os) sword + -oeidēs -oid
Related forms
post·xiph·oid, adjective
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| xiphoid (ˈzɪfɔɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | biology shaped like a sword |
| 2. | of or relating to the xiphisternum |
| —n | |
| 3. | Another name for xiphisternum Also called: xiphoid process |
| [C18: from New Latin, from Greek, from xiphos sword + eidos form] | |
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xiphoid xiph·oid (zĭf'oid')
adj.
Sword-shaped.
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