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Noun Concept
Categories: Bones of the thorax
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xiphoid process  Cyphoid  ensiform cartilage  metasternum  processus xiphoides
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Smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib WordNet 3.0
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Smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The xiphoid process, also referred to as the ensiform process, xiphisternum, or metasternum, constitutes a small cartilaginous process located in the inferior segment of the sternum, typically ossified in adult humans. Wikipedia
Small cartilaginous process (extension) of the lower part of the sternum which is usually ossified in the adult human Wikidata
The cartilaginous extension of the lower sternum; the xiphisternum. Wiktionary
Cartilaginous extension. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
bone
process
PART OF
sternum
rib cage
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xiphoid process
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xiphoid process
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xiphoid process
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xiphoid process
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Cyphoid, ensiform cartilage, processus xiphoides, Processus xiphoideus, xiphisternum, xiphoid, Xiphoid bone, Xiphoid Process, Xiphoid processes, Xiphoideum, Xiphoideus, xiphosternal junction, Xiphosternum, Xyphoid, xyphoid process
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metasternum, xiphisternum

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