Note that, in the passages below, the emboldened and same-coloured parts of words listed immediately after the phrase ‘Pronunciation tip’, are pronounced in the same way. For example, ‘Pronunciation tip: xiphoid, ice’ means the ‘i‘ (i.e. the first ‘i’) in the word ‘xiphoid’ sounds just like the ‘i’ in the word ‘ice’.
xiphoid
‘Xiphoid’ means ‘shaped like a sword blade‘.
Pronunciation tip: xiphoid, ice. (Alternatively – xiphoid, kid)
xyst
A ‘xyst’ is a ‘long and open portico (i.e. porch or walkway with a roof supported by columns, often leading to the entrance of a building), for athletic exercises such as running, wrestling, etc., for use in stormy weather or in winter‘.