n.
Pronunciation: ˌ z ī -f ə - ' st ə r-n ə m, ˌ zi-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -na \ -n ə \
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek xiphos sword + New Latin sternum
Date: circa 1860
: XIPHOID PROCESS
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ z ī -f ə - ' st ə r-n ə m, ˌ zi-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -na \ -n ə \
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek xiphos sword + New Latin sternum
Date: circa 1860
: XIPHOID PROCESS
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012