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xiphisternum
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xiphisternum, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword + sternum.].
The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; -- sometimes called metasternum , ensiform cartilage , ensiform process , or xiphoid process . [1913 Webster]
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