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xiphoid

/zif-oid/US // ˈzɪf ɔɪd //UK // (ˈzɪfɔɪd) //

剑突,剑突部,剑齿虎,剑突状

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Anatomy, Zoology. sword-shaped; ensiform.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the xiphisternum.

Examples

  • The xiphoid cartilage is extraordinarily elongated into thin strips, which reach the pelvis and return.

  • It is usually accompanied with painful sensations near the xiphoid cartilage or behind the sternum, or sometimes in the pharynx.

  • The xiphoid appendix, which is cartilaginous, is attached to the extremity of a long process of the last bone of the sternum.

  • Two little girls were united from the xiphoid cartilage to the umbilicus.