| NOUN | body | xiphoid process | smallest of the three parts of the breastbone |
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| Meaning | smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib. | |
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| Part of | sternum, breastbone | The flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs |
| Broader | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
| Spanish | xifoides | |
| Catalan | apòfisi xifoide | |
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