ensisternum


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xi·phoid pro·cess

[TA]
the cartilage at the lower end of the sternum.
Synonym(s): processus xiphoideus [TA], ensiform process, ensisternum, metasternum, mucro sterni, xiphisternum, xiphoid cartilage
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ensisternum

(ĕn″sĭs-tĕr′nŭm) [″ + Gr. sternon, sternum]
The xiphoid process.
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