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Xiphoidian

Xiph-oid′i-an

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Adj.
(Anat.)
Xiphoid.

Definition 2024


xiphoidian

xiphoidian

English

Adjective

xiphoidian (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy, rare) xiphoid
    • 1936, Louis Hamman, International Clinics: A Quarterly of Illustrated Clinical Lectures
      ...the deep xiphoidian para-umbilical vein which anastomoses the umbilical circulation, tributary of the portal vein to the xiphoidian plexus...