| 单词 | xiphisternum |
| 释义 | > as lemmasxiphiˈsternum xiphiˈsternum n. (also xiphoˈsternum) the posterior division of the sternum, in some animals osseous and in others cartilaginous, in man constituting the xiphoid or ensiform cartilage; also sometimes applied to the xiphiplastron n. of a turtle. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > turtles or sea-tortoises > parts of calipash1674 calipee1689 hut1698 monsieur1751 pee1764 turtle-shell1828 hyosternal1835 xiphiplastron1871 xiphisternum1872 pygal1885 xiphiplastral1889 turtle-back1898 the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > breastbone > [noun] > parts of heartspoonc1405 spoon of the brisket1575 manubrium1705 xiphisternal1835 episternum1840 mesosternal1854 mesosternum1868 presternum1868 xiphisternum1872 sternebra1881 mesosterneber1890 mesosternebra1890 sternite1916 the world > life > the body > structural parts > cartilage > cartilage of specific parts > [noun] > of chest or stomach buckler?1541 ensiform cartilage?1541 plate-bonea1665 omosternum1868 xiphisternum1872 ensiform1907 1872 H. A. Nicholson Man. Palæontol. 399 The xiphisternum is the ‘xiphoid cartilage’ of human anatomy. 1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 362 The sternum [in Mammalia]..is divisible into three regions—a praesternum or manubrium sterni..; a mesosternum..; and a xiphisternum, sometimes cartilaginous, sometimes ossified. < as lemmas |
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