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. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/X/2
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. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2336/