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xiphoid process

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xiph·i·ster·num   (zĭf'ĭ-stûr'nəm)   
n.   pl. xiph·i·ster·na (-nə)
The posterior and smallest of the three divisions of the sternum, below the gladiolus and the manubrium. Also called xiphoid, xiphoid process.

[Greek xiphos, sword + sternum.]
xiphoid process  
n.  See xiphisternum.
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Main Entry: xiphoid process
Function: noun
: the smallest and lowest division of the human sternum that is cartilaginous early in life but becomes more or less ossifiedduring adulthood called also ensiform cartilage, ensiform process
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xiphoid process n.
The cartilage at the lower end of the sternum. Also called ensiform cartilage, ensiform process, xiphisternum, xiphoid cartilage.

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