Medical Dictionary
xiphoid process
noun
Medical Definition of XIPHOID PROCESS
: the smallest and lowest division of the human sternum that is cartilaginous early in life but becomes more or less ossified during adulthood—called also ensiform cartilage, ensiform process
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