Look up: xiphoid

1. Xiphoid
   Xiph'oid adjective [ Greek ... sword- shaped; xi`fos a sword + ... form, shape: confer French xiphoide .] (Anat.) (a) Like a sword; ensiform. (b) Of or pertaining to the xiphoid process; xiphoidian.
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2. xiphoid
   <anatomy> Like a sword; ensiform. ... Of or pertaining to the xiphoid process; xiphoidian. ... Origin: Gr. Sword-shaped; xifos a sword + form, shape: cf. F. Xiphoide. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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3. xiphoid
   (zif´oid) (zi´foid) sword-shaped; called also ensiform. xiphoid process.
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4. Xiphoid
   • (a.) Like a sword; ensiform. • (a.) Of or pertaining to the xiphoid process; xiphoidian.
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5. xiphoid
   xiphoid 1. Sword-shaped; ensiform (having sharp edges and tapering to a slender point, having a shape suggesting a sword). 2. The pointed process of cartilage, supported by a core of bone, connected with the lower end of the body of the sternum.
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6. xiphoid
   Type: Term Pronunciation: zi′foyd Definitions: 1. Sword-shaped; applied especially to the xiphoid process. Synonyms: ensiform, gladiate, mucronate
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7. xiphoid
   Greek xiphos = a sword, and eidos = shape or form; hence, sword-shaped.
   Found on http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/