Xiphisternal joint

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Xiphisternal joint
Posterior surface of sternum.
Latin symphysis xiphosternalis

The xiphisternal joint (or xiphisternal synchondrosis) is a location near the bottom of the sternum, where the body of the sternum and the xiphoid process meet.

It is in line with the T9 vertebrae.

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