XIPHISTERNUM


Meaning of XIPHISTERNUM in English

— 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 .