| 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) |
| xiphoidalgia | Synonym: xiphodynia. Origin: xiphoid + G. Algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| xiphoidian | <anatomy> Xiphoid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| xiphoiditis | Inflammation of the xiphoid process of the sternum. Origin: xiphoid + G. -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| xiphopagus | Conjoined twins united in the region of the xiphoid process of the sternum. See: conjoined twins. Origin: xipho-+ G. Pagos, something fixed (05 Mar 2000) |
| Xiphophorus melanoma receptor kinase | <enzyme> Growth factor receptor protein with an extracellular ligand binding domain and an intracellular catalytic domain Registry number: EC 2.7.1.- Synonym: xmrk protein (26 Jun 1999) |
| Xiphophorus test | A rarely used test for androgenic activity, based upon the fact that androgens cause the development of the sword, a male structure, in female swordfish (Xiphophorus helleri) Synonym: Xiphophorus test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| xiphophyllous | <botany> Having sword-shaped leaves. Origin: Gr. Xifos sword + leaf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| xiphura | <zoology> Same as Limuloidea. Called also Xiphosura. X ray. See Ray. Origin: NL, from Gr. Xifos sword + tail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |