xiphoid

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξιφοειδής (xiphoeidḗs, “sword-shaped”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪfɔɪd/
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Adjective

xiphoid (not comparable)

  1. Shaped like a sword, ensiform.
  2. (anatomy) Of or relating to the xiphoid process (also called xiphisternum).

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Noun

xiphoid (plural xiphoids)

  1. (anatomy) The xiphoid process.
    • 2000, Kurt Schwenk, Feeding: Form, Function and Evolution in Tetrapod Vertebrates, page 466:
      In Asian pangolins the xiphoids are shorter […]
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