Editing Xiphoid process (section)

==Etymology==
The term ''xiphoid'' originates from the Greek word ''[[xiphos]]'', which means 'straight sword', bearing a resemblance to the process's tip. The Latin equivalent, ''processus xiphoides'', translates to the xiphoid process.<ref name="Siebenhaar1850">Siebenhaar, F.J. (1850). ''Terminologisches Wörterbuch der medicinischen Wissenschaften.'' (Zweite Auflage). Leipzig: Arnoldische Buchhandlung.</ref><ref name="Triepel1910b">Triepel, H. (1910). ''Die anatomischen Namen. Ihre Ableitung und Aussprache. Mit einem Anhang: Biographische Notizen.''(Dritte Auflage). Wiesbaden: Verlag J.F. Bergmann.</ref> The writings of the Greek physician [[Galen]] refer to ''Os xyphoides'', a translation of the Greek phrase ξιφοειδές ὀστοῦν.<ref name="Liddell & Scott">Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). ''A Greek-English Lexicon. revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie.'' Oxford: Clarendon Press.</ref> In this context, ''os'' in [[Classical Latin]] and ὀστοῦν in [[Ancient Greek]] both denote 'bone', while ξιφοειδές signifies 'sword-shaped'.<ref name="Liddell & Scott"/>