xiphoid

(zĭf'oid')

1. Shaped like a sword.
2. Of or relating to the xiphisternum.

[Greek xiphoeidēs : xiphos, sword + -oeidēs, -oid.]

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Sword-shaped.

1. sword-shaped; ensiform.
2. xiphoid process.

• x. process — the pointed process of cartilage, supported by a core of bone, connected with the posterior end of the body of the sternum.