See Also: xiphi-(dictionary)

xiphi- (iou)



xiphi- combining form.
[from Greek xiphos sword: see -I-.]
Anatomy & Zoology. Forming terms relating to sword-shaped objects.
xiphi'plastral adjective & noun (a) adjective pertaining to or constituting a xiphiplastron; (b) noun a xiphiplastron: L19.
xiphi'plastron noun, pl. -tra, each of the hindmost pair of bony plates in the plastron of a turtle L19.
xiphi'sternal adjective belonging to or constituting a xiphisternum M19.
xiphi'sternum noun, pl. -na, -nums, the posterior or lowest part of the sternum, which is cartilaginous in humans and many animals M19.