Which bone in the human body is formed by the manubrium, the body (or gladiolus) and the xiphoid process?
Xiphoid process writings of the Greek physician Galen refer to "Os xyphoides" a translation of ξιφοειδές ὀστοῦν. Classical Latin "os" and Ancient Greek ὀστοῦν both mean bone, while ξιφοειδές means sword-shaped. Xiphoid process The xiphoid process , or xiphisternum or metasternum, is a small cartilaginous process (extension) of the lower (inferior) part of the sternum, which is usually ossified in the adult human. It may also be referred to as the ensiform process. Both the Greek derived "xiphoid" and its Latin equivalent "ensiform" mean 'swordlike'. The xiphoid process is considered to be at the level of the 9th thoracic vertebra and the
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