xiphoid

[ zif-oid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

xiphoid

/ ˈzɪfɔɪd /

Origin of xiphoid¹

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

Origin of xiphoid¹

C18: from New Latin, from Greek, from xiphos sword + eidos form

The xiphoid cartilage is extraordinarily elongated into thin strips, which reach the pelvis and return.

It is usually accompanied with painful sensations near the xiphoid cartilage or behind the sternum, or sometimes in the pharynx.

The xiphoid appendix, which is cartilaginous, is attached to the extremity of a long process of the last bone of the sternum.

Two little girls were united from the xiphoid cartilage to the umbilicus.

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