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Webster 1913 Edition
Xiphoid
Xiph′oid
(?; 277)
, Adj.
[Gr.
ξιφοειδήσ
sword-shaped; ξίφοσ
a sword + έῖδοσ
form, shape: cf. F. xiphoide
.] (Anat.)
(a)
Like a sword; ensiform.
(b)
Of or pertaining to the xiphoid process; xiphoidian.
Webster 1828 Edition
Xiphoid
XIPHOID
,Adj.
Definition 2024
xiphoid
xiphoid
English
Adjective
xiphoid (not comparable)
- Shaped like a sword, ensiform.
- Of or relating to the xiphisternum.
Derived terms
Noun
xiphoid (plural xiphoids)
- (anatomy) The xiphoid process.
- 2000, Kurt Schwenk, Feeding: Form, Function and Evolution in Tetrapod Vertebrates (page 466)
- In Asian pangolins the xiphoids are shorter […]
- 2000, Kurt Schwenk, Feeding: Form, Function and Evolution in Tetrapod Vertebrates (page 466)