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- adjective (Anat.) Below the sternum.
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- adjective anatomy Below the
sternum .
Etymologies
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infra- + sternal
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Immediately below this is the infrasternal notch; between the sternal ends of the seventh costal cartilages, and below the notch, is a triangular depression, the epigastric fossa, in which the xiphoid process can be felt.
XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 5. Surface Anatomy of the Thorax 1918
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