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xiphoid /xiph·oid/ (zif´oid) (zi´foid)

1. ensiform; sword-shaped.

2. xiphoid process.

xiph·oid (z

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)

adj.

Sword-shaped.

xiphoid

[zif′oid]

Etymology: Gk, xiphos, sword, eidos, form

1 shaped like a sword.

2 See xiphoid process.

xiphoid [zif´oid, zi´foid]

1. sword-shaped; called also ensiform.

2. xiphoid process.

Locating the xiphoid process. From Stein et al., 2000.

xiphoid

1. sword-shaped; ensiform.

2. xiphoid process.

xiphoid process

the pointed process of cartilage, supported by a core of bone, connected with the posterior end of the body of the sternum.

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