xiphisternum

/zif-uh-stur-nuhm/US // ˌzɪf əˈstɜr nəm //UK // (ˌzɪfɪˈstɜːnəm) //

硖石县

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural xiph·i·ster·na [zif-uh-stur-nuh]. /ˌzɪf əˈstɜr nə/. Anatomy.
- : the lowermost of the three segments of the sternum.Compare gladiolus, manubrium.

Further back is the long sternum proper, while last comes the xiphisternum, a broad expanded plate of cartilage.
The last segment or xiphisternum (fig. 76, 4) is long and narrow, and terminates in a flattened expanded plate of cartilage.
In Manis macrura the xiphisternum is drawn out into a pair of cartilaginous processes about nine inches long.
Between the last sternebra and the xiphisternum two pairs articulate.
The xiphisternum generally ends in an expanded plate of cartilage.