Found 2 items, similar to xiphisterna.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: xiphisterna xiphisterna See xiphisternum
English → English (gcide) Definition: Xiphisterna 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"nala. [1913 Webster]