Xiphisternal joint

The xiphisternal joint (or xiphisternal symphysis) is a location near the bottom of the sternum, where the body of the sternum and the xiphoid process meet. It is structurally classified as a synchondrosis, and functionally classified as a synarthrosis.^{[citation needed]} The joint usually ossifies by the fourth decade of life,^[1] forming a synostosis.^{[citation needed]}

Xiphisternal joint
Posterior surface of sternum.
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Identifiers
Latin	symphysis xiphosternalis
TA98	A03.3.02.005
TA2	1716
FMA	7503
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

It is in line with^{[clarification needed]} the T9 vertebra.^{[citation needed]}