Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Xiphisternum"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Xiphiplastron \Xiph"i*plas"tron\, n.; pl. {Xiphiplastra}. [NL.,
fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword + plastron.] (Anat.)
The posterior, or fourth, lateral plate in the plastron of
turtles; -- called also {xiphisternum}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Xiphisternum \Xiph"i*ster"num\, n.; pl. {Xiphisterna}. [NL., fr.
Gr. xi`fos a sword + sternum.] (Anat.)
(a) The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; --
sometimes called {metasternum}, {ensiform cartilage},
{ensiform process}, or {xiphoid process}.
(b) The xiphiplastron. -- {Xiph"i*ster"nal}a.
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