XIPHOID


Meaning of XIPHOID in English

/zif"oyd/ , adj.

1. Anat. , Zool. sword-shaped; ensiform.

n.

2. the xiphisternum.

[ 1740-50; xiphoides xiphoeidés swordlike, equiv. to xíph ( os ) sword + -oeides -OID ]

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