xiphisternum

  • 51XS — cross section; excessive; xiphisternum …

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  • 52processus xiphoideus — [TA] xiphoid process: the pointed process of cartilage, supported by a core of bone, connected with the lower end of the body of the sternum. Called also ensiform or xiphoid cartilage; xiphoid bone; and xiphisternum …

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  • 53ОТРОСТОК МЕЧЕВИДНЫЙ — (xiphoid process, xiphoid cartilage, xiphisternum) дистальная часть грудины: хрящевой мечевидный отросток окостеневает между 6 и 20 годами жизни; после 30 лет он прирастает к грудине. Мечевидный отросток не соединяется с ребрами …

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  • 54xiphisternal — adj. of the xiphisternum, of the lower part of the breastbone (Anatomy) …

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  • 55xiphoid process — xiphoid cartilage the lowermost section of the breastbone (see sternum): a flat pointed cartilage that gradually ossifies until it is completely replaced by bone, a process not completed until after middle age. It does not articulate with any… …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 56XS — • cross section; • excessive; • xiphisternum …

    Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

  • 57xiphoid — /ˈzɪfɔɪd/ (say zifoyd) Zoology, Anatomy –adjective 1. sword shaped; ensiform. –noun 2. → xiphisternum. {New Latin xiphoīdēs, from Greek xiphoeidēs sword like} …

  • 58xiphoid — [zif′oid΄] adj. [Gr xiphoeides, sword shaped < xiphos, sword + eidēs, OID] Anat. Zool. shaped like a sword; ensiform n. XIPHISTERNUM: in full xiphoid process …

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  • 59metasternum — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from meta + sternum 1. : the ventral plate of the metathorax of an insect 2. : xiphisternum …

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  • 60ziphisternum — |zifə̇+ noun Etymology: New Latin, by alteration : xiphisternum …

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