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| xiph·i·ster·num [ zìffi stúrnəm ] (plural xiph·i·ster·na [ zìffi stúrnə ]) |
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lowest segment of breastbone: the third and lowest segment of the breastbone sternum in humans. It consists of a flat plate of cartilage that gradually changes into bone during life.
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