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Meaning of XIPHOID PROCESS

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib
 
 See Also: bone, breastbone, os, sternum

 

 

Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: The lower tip of the sternum on the chest wall is called the xiphoid process.
 

 

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