xiphisternum

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

xiph=i=ster=num

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CIDE DICTIONARY

xiphisternum, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword + sternum.].

The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; -- sometimes called metasternum, ensiform cartilage, ensiform process, or xiphoid process. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

xiphisternum, n. Anat. = xiphoid process.

Etymology

as XIPHOID + STERNUM

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