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xiphisternum
[zif-uh-stur-nuhm]
noun
plural
xiphisternathe lowermost of the three segments of the sternum.
xiphisternum
/ ˌɪɪˈɜːə /
noun
Also called: xiphoid. xiphoid process.anatomy zoology the cartilaginous process forming the lowermost part of the breastbone (sternum)
Other 51Թ Forms
- xiphisternal adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of xiphisternum1
Example Sentences
The calcified xiphisternum is roughly bell-shaped having short lateral processes anteriorly and a deep notch posteriorly.
Cut away xiphisternum, and then cut through clavicles and coracoids on either side, and remove ventral part of shoulder girdle, to expose the heart.
Only P. spinipollex has lateral processes anteriorly on the xiphisternum; in the other species the xiphisternum is deeply bell-shaped.
The xiphisternum will probably be cut in this operation.
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