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I have noticed a bone or something growing from underneath my ribs where they meet in the middle of my body at the end and it clicks?
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Xiphoid?: May be your xiphoid process (which is normal), and can have some mobility (hence the click). Would ask your dr at next visit since cannot determine 100% over internet w/o exam.
Answered 12/23/2013
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