loading...| Preferred Name |
xiphoid process |
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| Synonyms |
xiphoid process of sternum xiphoid process xiphisternum metasternum processus xiphoideus xiphosternal junction xiphoid xiphoideus xyphoid |
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| Definitions |
A cartilaginous extension to the distal part of the sternum. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002207 |
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| curator note |
this class may represent a mixed bony-cartilage element, or it may be the superclass of either purely cartilage or purely ossified elements |
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| database_cross_reference |
MESH:D014989 Wikipedia:Xiphoid_process EMAPA:18725 SCTID:272711000 NCIT:C33895 UMLS:C0043356 FMA:7488 MA:0001334 |
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| definition |
A cartilaginous extension to the distal part of the sternum. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Gray117.png |
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| has_exact_synonym |
xiphoid process of sternum xiphoid process xiphisternum |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
xiphoid process metasternum processus xiphoideus xiphosternal junction xiphoid xiphoideus xyphoid |
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UBERON:0002207 |
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| label |
xiphoid process |
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| notation |
UBERON:0002207 |
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| prefLabel |
xiphoid process |
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| taxon_notes |
usually ossified in the adult human. By age 15 to 29, the xiphoid usually fuses to the body of the sternum with a fibrous joint. Unlike the synovial articulation of major joints, this is non-movable. Much the way the first seven ribs articulate with the sternum, the cartilage in the celiac plexus joins on the xiphoid process, reinforcing it, and indirectly attaches the costal cartilage to the sternum. |
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