xiphoid process
xiphoid process · xiphoid processes
мечевидный отросток
Schwertfortsatz
The small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum, usually ossified…The small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum, usually ossified in the adult human.
US/ˈzɪˌfɔɪd ˈpɹɑˌsɛs/
Meaning
1 sensesThe small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum, usually ossified in the adult human.
Schwertfortsatz
мечеви́дный отро́стокmečevídnyj otróstok
More definitions
- smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
cartilaginous extension to the sternum:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
cartilaginous extension to the sternum:
Forms
plural: xiphoid processes| Singular | xiphoid process |
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