Home

Visit Our Sites

Unabridged Dictionary

Learner's Dictionary

Word Central for Kids

Collegiate Dictionary

Premium Services

Unabridged Dictionary

Collegiate Dictionary

Encyclopedia Britannica

Institutional Subscriptions

Citing the Dictionary

Also Visit:
Unabridged
Visual

ESL:
Learner's
for Kids:
Word Central
Spell It!

xiphisternum

Browse the Dictionary:: A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; #

xiphisterna

Main Entry:: xi·phi·ster·num
Pronunciation:: \ˌzī-fə-ˈstər-nəm, ˌzi-\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural xi·phi·ster·na \-nə\
Etymology:: New Latin, from Greek xiphos sword + New Latin sternum
Date:: circa 1860

: xiphoid process

Learn more about "xiphisternum" and related topics at Britannica.com

See a map of "xiphisternum" in the Visual Thesaurus

Pronunciation Symbols