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xiphisternum

noun
xi路​phi路​ster路​num | \ 藢z墨-f蓹-藞st蓹r-n蓹m How to pronounce xiphisternum (audio) , 藢zi-\
plural xiphisterna\ 藢z墨-​f蓹-​藞st蓹r-​n蓹 How to pronounce xiphisterna (audio) , 藢zi-​ \

Definition of xiphisternum

: xiphoid process

First Known Use of xiphisternum

circa 1860, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for xiphisternum

New Latin, from Greek xiphos sword + New Latin sternum

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xiphisternum

noun
xi路​phi路​ster路​num | \ 藢z墨-f蓹-藞st蓹r-n蓹m, 藢zif-蓹- How to pronounce xiphisternum (audio) \
plural xiphisterna\ -​n蓹 How to pronounce xiphisterna (audio) \

Medical Definition of xiphisternum

: xiphoid process

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