xiphoid
[ zif-oid ]
/ ˈzɪf ɔɪd /
adjective
Anatomy, Zoology.
sword-shaped; ensiform.
noun
the xiphisternum.
Origin of xiphoid
1740–50; < New Latin
xiphoīdēs < Greek
xiphoeidḗs swordlike, equivalent to
xíph(os) sword +
-oeidēs
-oid
OTHER WORDS FROM xiphoid
post·xiph·oid, adjectiveWords nearby xiphoid
xinxiang,
xipe,
xiphi-,
xiphisternum,
xipho-,
xiphoid,
xiphoid process,
xiphoiditis,
xiphosuran,
xixón,
xizang
Example sentences from the Web for xiphoid
The xiphoid appendix, which is cartilaginous, is attached to the extremity of a long process of the last bone of the sternum.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals |douard CuyerThe xiphoid cartilage is extraordinarily elongated into thin strips, which reach the pelvis and return.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers BeddardTwo little girls were united from the xiphoid cartilage to the umbilicus.
Curiosities of Medical Experience |J. G. (John Gideon) MillingenIt is usually accompanied with painful sensations near the xiphoid cartilage or behind the sternum, or sometimes in the pharynx.
British Dictionary definitions for xiphoid
xiphoid
/ (ˈzɪfɔɪd) /
adjective
biology
shaped like a sword
of or relating to the xiphisternum
noun
Also called: xiphoid process Another name for xiphisternum
Word Origin for xiphoid
C18: from New Latin, from Greek, from
xiphos sword +
eidos form
Medical definitions for xiphoid
xiphoid
[ zĭf′oid′ ]
adj.
Sword-shaped.