xiphisternum

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xiphisternum

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)nəm

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

noun xiphisterna · xiphisternums

Synonym of xiphoid process. Hence the spaces between the forks of the hyposternum and between the hypo- and xiphisternums are relatively much smaller, and the external process of the hyposternum is twice as broad as in the common Cock.
Similar: xiphoid process

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@misc{xiphisternum_2026,
  title = {xiphisternum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/xiphisternum},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}