| xiphoid | <anatomy> Like a sword; ensiform. Of or pertaining to the xiphoid process; xiphoidian. Origin: Gr. Sword-shaped; xifos a sword + form, shape: cf. F. Xiphoide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| xiphoid cartilage | <anatomy> Composed of cartilage at the inferior aspect of the sternal body. (27 Sep 1997) |
| xiphoid process | <anatomy> Composed of cartilage at the inferior aspect of the sternal body. (27 Sep 1997) |
| hypersensitive xiphoid syndrome | <syndrome> Abnormal tenderness of the xiphoid, often associated with spontaneous pains in the chest, upper abdomen, and shoulders. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aggregated lymphatic follicles of vermiform appendix | Masses of lymphoid tissue in the submucous coat of the vermiform appendix. Synonym: folliculi lymphatici aggregati appendicis vermiformis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendix | <anatomy> A worm-shaped process projecting from the blind end of the caecum. (27 Sep 1997) |
| appendix ceci | A wormlike intestinal diverticulum extending from the blind end of the caecum; it varies in length and ends in a blind extremity. Synonym: appendix vermiformis, appendix ceci, processus vermiformis, vermiform appendage, vermiform process, vermix. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendix epididymidis | A small pedunculated body often attached to the head of the epididymis which is a vestige of the embryonic mesonephric duct. Synonym: appendix epididymidis, pedunculated hydatid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendix epididymis | A small cystic projection from the surface of the epididymus which represents a remnant the embryologic mesonephros. (12 Dec 1998) |
| appendix epiploica | A finger-like projection of fat attached to the colon. (12 Dec 1998) |
| appendix fibrosa hepatis | A fibrous process, into which the tip of the left lobe of the liver may taper out, that passes with the left triangular ligament to be attached to the diaphragm. Synonym: appendix fibrosa hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendix of epididymidis | A small pedunculated body often attached to the head of the epididymis which is a vestige of the embryonic mesonephric duct. Synonym: appendix epididymidis, pedunculated hydatid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendix of the testis | A vesicular nonpedunculated structure attached to the cephalic pole of the testis; a vestige of the cephalic end of the paramesonephric (mullerian) duct. Synonym: appendix testis, appendix of the testis, nonpedunculated hydatid, ovarium masculinum, sessile hydatid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendix testis | A small solid projection of tissue on the outer surface of the testis which is a remnant of the embryologic mullerian duct. (12 Dec 1998) |
| appendix ventriculi laryngis | A small diverticulum provided with mucous glands extending upward from the ventricle of the larynx between the vestibular fold and the lamina of the thyroid cartilage; it is a vestigial structure, being a much larger structure interdigitating with the neck musculature in some of the great apes where it serves as a resonating chamber. Synonym: sacculus laryngis, appendix ventriculi laryngis, Hilton's sac, laryngeal pouch. Origin: L. Sacculus (05 Mar 2000) |