ensiform
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ensiform
1535–45; < Latin ēnsi ( s ) sword + -form
Example Sentences
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Portions of the lung, cartilages, ribs, and of the ensiform process of the sternum came away.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
The abdomen in its largest circumference measured 68 inches, and 27 inches from the ensiform cartilage to the umbilicus.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
It is denticulated: it encloses the whole of the latter and inferior part of the chest as far as the sternum, where it is connected with the ensiform cartilage.
From The Dog by Youatt, William
In 1752 there was described a remarkable monstrosity which consisted of conjoined twins, a perfect and an imperfect child, connected at their ensiform cartilages by a band 4 inches in circumference.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
Aperture of entry ragged, roughly circular, and 2 inches in diameter, with much-contused margins situated in the median line, nearly midway between the ensiform cartilage and umbilicus.
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
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