What does xiphisternum mean?

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ˌzɪf əˈstɜr nəmxiphis·ter·num

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  1. xiphisternumnoun

    The xiphoid process, a small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum, usually ossified in the adult human.

  2. Etymology: + -i- (in place of the etymologically consistent -o-) + sternum

Wikipedia

  1. xiphisternum

    The xiphoid process (), ensiform process, xiphisternum or metasternum, is a small cartilaginous process (extension) of the inferior (lower) part of the sternum, which is usually ossified in the adult human. Both the Greek-derived xiphoid and its Latin equivalent ensiform mean "swordlike" or "sword-shaped".

Webster Dictionary

  1. Xiphisternumnoun

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

  2. Xiphisternumnoun

    the xiphiplastron

  3. Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword + sternum.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of xiphisternum in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of xiphisternum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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