xiphoid

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɪfɔɪd/

Adjective

xiphoid (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

Translations

of or relating to the xiphisternum

Italian: xifoide (it)
Spanish: xifoide

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 […]

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