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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Xiphisternum \Xiph"i*ster"num\, n.; pl. {Xiphisterna}. [NL., fr.
     Gr. xi`fos a sword + sternum.] (Anat.)
     (a) The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; --
         sometimes called {metasternum}, {ensiform cartilage},
         {ensiform process}, or {xiphoid process}.
     (b) The xiphiplastron. -- {Xiph"i*ster"nal}a.


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