{Ensiform cartilage}, & {Ensiform process}. (Anat.) See {Xiphisternum}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
ensiform process — n XIPHOID PROCESS * * * processus xiphoideus … Medical dictionary
ensiform 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ensiform process — noun see ensiform cartilage … Useful english dictionary
Ensiform — En si*form, a. [L. ensis sword + form: cf. F. ensiforme.] Having the form of a sword blade; sword shaped; as, an ensiform leaf. [1913 Webster] {Ensiform cartilage}, & {Ensiform process}. (Anat.) See {Xiphisternum}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ensiform cartilage — Ensiform En si*form, a. [L. ensis sword + form: cf. F. ensiforme.] Having the form of a sword blade; sword shaped; as, an ensiform leaf. [1913 Webster] {Ensiform cartilage}, & {Ensiform process}. (Anat.) See {Xiphisternum}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ensiform 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ensiform cartilage — noun or ensiform process also ensiform appendix : xiphoid process … Useful english dictionary
ensiform cartilage — n XIPHOID PROCESS * * * see xiphoid process * * * processus xiphoideus … Medical dictionary
ensiform appendix — n XIPHOID PROCESS … Medical dictionary
Process — In anatomy, a process is a projection from a structure. The process of the mandible is the part of the lower jaw that projects forward. In a more general sense, a process is a series of actions or events that are part of a system or of a… … Medical dictionary
