XIPHISTERNUM

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; -- sometimes called metasternum, ensiform cartilage, ensiform process, or xiphoid process.

2.
n.

The xiphiplastron. -- Xiph"i*ster"nal a.


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