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Dorlands Medical Dictionary:processus xiphoi´deus

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processus xiphoi´deus [TA]     xiphoid process: the pointed process of cartilage, supported by a core of bone, connected with the lower end of the body of the sternum. Called also   ensiform or   xiphoid cartilage;  xiphoid bone; and xiphisternum.






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