'Xiphisternum' definitions:
Definition of 'Xiphisternum'
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]
Definition of 'xiphisternum'
From: GCIDE
- Xiphiplastron \Xiph"i*plas"tron\, n.; pl. Xiphiplastra. [NL., fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword + plastron.] (Anat.) The posterior, or fourth, lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; -- called also xiphisternum. [1913 Webster]