— xiphisternal , adj.
/zif'euh sterr"neuhm/ , n. , pl. xiphisterna /-neuh/ . Anat.
the lowermost of the three segments of the sternum. Cf. gladiolus (def. 2), manubrium (def. 2a).
[ 1855-60; xiphi- (comb. form of Gk xíphos sword) + sternum STERNUM ]
— xiphisternal , adj.
/zif'euh sterr"neuhm/ , n. , pl. xiphisterna /-neuh/ . Anat.
the lowermost of the three segments of the sternum. Cf. gladiolus (def. 2), manubrium (def. 2a).
[ 1855-60; xiphi- (comb. form of Gk xíphos sword) + sternum STERNUM ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012