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xiphoid process
noun[ Cusually singular ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˈzɪf.ɔɪd ˌprəʊ.ses/ us /ˈzɪf.ɔɪd ˌprɑː.ses/
the smallest and lowest part of the sternum (= the long, flat, vertical bone in the centre of the chest), formed of cartilage (= strong tissue):
The xiphoid process is largely cartilaginous in structure, and completely ossifies late in life.
In children, the heel of one hand is positioned over a compression point two fingers' breadth above the xiphoid process.
The skin incision is made from the level of the nipples to the lower end of the xiphoid process.
A midline sternotomy was made from the sternal notch to the xiphoid process.
The termination of the seventh nerve is at the level of the xiphoid process.
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Synonym
xiphisternum
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