xiphisternum

n. [解][动]剑胸骨

词形变化

xiphisterna 复数 xiphisterna xiphisternums xiphisternums 复数

别名

xiphosternum ziphisternum

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of xiphoid process.

    医学 生物

    1887, "Skeleton", entry in The Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 22, 9th Edition, page 113, The xiphisternum may assume various forms, but attains its maximum development in Birds, where it forms the part of the sternum posterior to the attachment of the ribs, and may consist of a median and four lateral processes, as in the Fowl. It bears the greater part of the keel.

词源

Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos, “sword”) + English -i- (in place of the etymologically consistent -o-) + English sternum

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