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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Synonym of xiphoid process (“small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum”).
2. 2
   The ventral sclerite (or exoskeletal plate) of the metathorax of insects.

Synonyms

All synonyms

xiphoid process

Etymology

From meta- + sternum.

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