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cos·to·xi·phoid -'zī-.fȯid, -'zif-.ȯid adj relating to or connecting a costal cartilage and the xiphoid process* * *
cos·to·xi·phoid (kos″to-ziґfoid) connecting the ribs and the xiphoid process.
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costoxiphoid
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