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| Xiphisternal joint | |
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| Posterior surface of sternum. | |
| Latin | symphysis xiphosternalis |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | s_32/12776926 |
The xiphisternal joint (or xiphisternal synchondrosis) is a location near the bottom of the sternum, where the following two parts of the sternum meet:
It is in line with the T9 vertebrae.
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- xiphisternal+joint at eMedicine Dictionary
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