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Xiphoid process Moderate

Xiphoid process has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib

2

The cartilaginous extension of the lower sternum; the xiphisternum.

See Also
extension xiphoid processes xiphisternum xiphopagus xiphial cartilaginous xiphocostal subxiphoid
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