'Ensiform cartilage' definitions:

Definition of 'Ensiform cartilage'

From: GCIDE
  • Ensiform \En"si*form\, a. [L. ensis sword + -form: cf. F. ensiforme.] Having the form of a sword blade; sword-shaped; as, an ensiform leaf. [1913 Webster]
  • Ensiform cartilage, & Ensiform process. (Anat.) See Xiphisternum. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'ensiform cartilage'

From: GCIDE
  • Xiphisternum \Xiph"i*ster"num\, n.; pl. Xiphisterna. [NL., fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword + sternum.] (Anat.) (a) The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; -- sometimes called metasternum, ensiform cartilage, ensiform process, or xiphoid process. (b) The xiphiplastron. -- {Xiph"i*ster"nal}a. [1913 Webster]