Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for XIPH'OID
XIPH'OID, a. [Gr. ξιφος, a sword, and ειδος, likeness, i.e. sword-like.]
The xiphoid or ensiform cartilage, is a small cartilage placed at the bottom of the breast bone. – Cyc. Coxe.
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