"xiphoid process" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈzɪˌfɔɪd ˈpɹɑˌsɛs/ [US] Forms: xiphoid processes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} xiphoid process (plural xiphoid processes)
  1. (anatomy, medicine) The small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum, usually ossified in the adult human. Wikipedia link: xiphoid process Categories (topical): Anatomy, Medicine, Skeleton Synonyms: ensiform, ensiform process, metasternum, xiphisternum Related terms: xipho- (alt: and thus see: Category:English terms prefixed with xipho-) Translations (cartilaginous extension to the sternum): miekkalisäke (Finnish), espiñela [feminine] (Galician), calleiro [masculine] (Galician), kardnyúlvány (Hungarian), wyrostek mieczykowaty [masculine] (Polish), мечеви́дный отро́сток (mečevídnyj otróstok) [masculine] (Russian), ลิ้นปี่ (Thai)

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