different between ensiform vs xiphoid

ensiform

English

Etymology

From Latin ensis (sword) +? -form.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /??ns??f??m/

Adjective

ensiform (comparative more ensiform, superlative most ensiform)

  1. shaped like a sword blade

Synonyms

  • swordlike
  • sword-shaped

Derived terms

  • ensiformity
  • ensiformly

Translations

Anagrams

  • fermions, sfermion

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xiphoid

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (xiphoeid?s).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?z?f??d/

Adjective

xiphoid (not comparable)

  1. Shaped like a sword, ensiform.
  2. (anatomy) Of or relating to the xiphisternum.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

xiphoid (plural xiphoids)

  1. (anatomy) The xiphoid process.
    • 2000, Kurt Schwenk, Feeding: Form, Function and Evolution in Tetrapod Vertebrates (page 466)
      In Asian pangolins the xiphoids are shorter []

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