Ensiform
11ensiform cartilage — n XIPHOID PROCESS * * * see xiphoid process * * * processus xiphoideus …
12ensiform process — n XIPHOID PROCESS * * * processus xiphoideus …
13ensiform cartilage — Xiphisternum Xiph i*ster num, n.; pl. {Xiphisterna}. [NL., fr. Gr. xi fos a sword + sternum.] (Anat.) (a) The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; sometimes called {metasternum}, {ensiform cartilage}, {ensiform process}, or {xiphoid… …
14ensiform process — Xiphisternum Xiph i*ster num, n.; pl. {Xiphisterna}. [NL., fr. Gr. xi fos a sword + sternum.] (Anat.) (a) The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; sometimes called {metasternum}, {ensiform cartilage}, {ensiform process}, or {xiphoid… …
15ensiform cartilage — noun or ensiform process also ensiform appendix : xiphoid process …
16ensiform appendix — noun see ensiform cartilage …
17ensiform process — noun see ensiform cartilage …
18ensiform — adj. [L. ensis, sword; forma, shape] Sword shaped; two edged and tapering toward a point …
19ensiform — /en seuh fawrm /, adj. sword shaped; xiphoid. [1535 45; < L ensi(s) sword + FORM] * * * …
20ensiform — adjective shaped like a sword blade Syn: sword shaped …