🔤 Xiphisternum ✨

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xiphisternum, seenay ki haddi ka nichla hissa, xiphoid process

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📚noun

xiphisternum

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DEFINITION

the lowest part of the sternum also called the xiphoid process

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

The xiphisternum is the small cartilaginous extension at the lower end of the breastbone. During cardiopulmonary resuscitation care must be taken to avoid pressing directly on the xiphisternum. The xiphisternum gradually ossifies and becomes bony in older individuals. Anatomy students identified the xiphisternum on the skeletal model during their laboratory session. The xiphisternum serves as an attachment point for several abdominal muscles and ligaments.

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xiphoid process