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Noun: xiphisternum
  1. Smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib
    - xiphoid process

Derived forms: xiphisternums

Type of: bone, os[2]

Part of: breastbone, sternum

Encyclopedia: Xiphisternum

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