'Xiphoid' definitions:
Definition of 'Xiphoid'
From: GCIDE
- Xiphoid \Xiph"oid\ (?; 277), a. [Gr. xifoeidh`s sword-shaped; xi`fos a sword + ei`^dos form, shape: cf. F. xiphoide.] (Anat.) (a) Like a sword; ensiform. (b) Of or pertaining to the xiphoid process; xiphoidian. [1913 Webster]