Adam@Home by Rob Harrell for October 22, 2012
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Transcript:
Adam; Come on, Gumbo! Let's go for a walk. Adam; Ouch. Right in the xiphoid process. Gumbo; Ruff! Ruff!
“The xiphoid process, or xiphisternum or metasternum, is a small cartilaginous process (extension) of the lower part of the sternum which is usually ossified in the adult human.”
Translation:sternum = breastbonecartilaginous = made of cartilage rather than boneossified = turned to boneThe extension of the breastbone, therefore, does not start out as bone but turns into bone later in life.