xiphoid

adjective

Shaped like a sword.

adjective

Of or relating to the xiphoid process.

Shaped like or resembling a sword; ensiform.

The telson of a crustacean, as the king-crab. See cut under horseshoe-crab.

noun

The ensiform or xiphoid cartilage in man, or its representative in other animals. See xiphisternum, 1.

adjective

Like a sword; ensiform.

adjective

Of or pertaining to the xiphoid process; xiphoidian.

adjective

Shaped like a sword, ensiform.

adjective

Of, or relating to the xiphisternum.