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The bottom part of the breastbone which is cartilage in young people but becomes bone by middle age.<\/p>\n

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Smallest of the three parts of the sternum (breastbone), articulating with the body of the sternum and with the seventh rib.<\/p>\n

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The lowermost section of the breastbone: a flat pointed cartilage that gradually ossifies until it is completely replaced by bone, a process not completed until after middle age. It does not articulate with any ribs.<\/p>\n

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Also known as the xiphisternum or xiphoid cartilage, this is the small oval-shaped projection forming the lowest of the three parts of the sternum or breastbone.<\/p>\n

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The lowest portion of the sternum; a sword-shaped cartilaginous process supported by bone. No ribs attach to the xiphoid process; however, some abdominal muscles are attached. The xiphoid process ossifies in the aged.<\/p>\n

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The xiphoid process is the bottom part of the sternum, or breastbone. It starts out as cartilage, a type of connective tissue made of collagen, and slowly turns into bone as a person ages. Unlike other sections of the sternum, the xiphoid process doesn’t connect with any ribs.<\/p>\n

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