ensiform
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ensiform
1535–45; < Latin ēnsi ( s ) sword + -form
Example Sentences
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An incision was made from the ensiform cartilage to the umbilicus, the aneurysm exposed, and its cavity filled up with two meters of silver-plated wire.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
Entry, in eighth intercostal space in right mid axillary line; exit, 1� inch below the point of the ensiform cartilage, 1/2 an inch to the right of the mid line.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry
Complete motor and sensory paralysis below ensiform cartilage, with well-marked hyperæsthetic zone around trunk.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry
The woman, aged twenty-two, was pale, diminutive in size, and showed an enormous abdomen, which measured 50 inches in circumference at the umbilicus and 27 inches from the ensiform cartilage to the pubes.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
The pod is woody and ensiform and contains three or four seeds, separated by spongy partition-walls.
From History of the Philippine Islands by Robertson, James Alexander
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