Related to xiphoid processes:xiphoid process of sternum,Xiphoid bone n. The smallest and lowest of the three divisions of the human sternum, which is cartilaginous in early life but usually ossifies by adulthood. Also calledxiphisternum,xiphoid. ...
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia. xiphoid process n. The smallest and lowest of the three divisions of the human sternum, which is cartilaginous in early life but usually ossifies by adulthood. Also called xiphisternum, xiphoid. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English ...
appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" blind gut, caecum, cecum - the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum" ...
xiphoid process Thesaurus Medical Legal Financial Encyclopedia Wikipedia n. The smallest and lowest of the three divisions of the human sternum, which is cartilaginous in early life but usually ossifies by adulthood. Also calledxiphisternum,xiphoid. ...
RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook xiphoid Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia Wikipedia xiph·oid (zĭf′oid′) adj. 1.Shaped like a sword. 2.Of or relating to the xiphoid process. n. Seexiphoid process. ...
xiphoid process (redirected fromXiphoideus) Thesaurus Medical Related to Xiphoideus:ensiform cartilage,xiphoid cartilage xiphoid process n. The smallest and lowest of the three divisions of the human sternum, which is cartilaginous in early life but usually ossifies by adulthood. Also calledxiphisternu...
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical. xiphoid process n. The smallest and lowest of the three divisions of the human sternum, which is cartilaginous in early life but usually ossifies by adulthood. Also called xiphisternum, xiphoid. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth ...