xiphisternal.
xiphisternal, relating to the rearmost pair of lateral bones in the sternum
Meaning & usage
xiphisternal, relating to the rearmost pair of lateral bones in the sternum
Where this word comes from
Coined by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1818 as xipho- + -i- + sternal. The prefix is from Ancient Greek ξιφοειδής (xiphoeidḗs, “sword-shaped”), ultimately from ξίφος (xíphos, “sword”), in analogy with the xiphoid process at the posteriormost end of the human sternum.
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