'Ensiform process' definitions:
Definition of 'Ensiform process'
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 process'
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]