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A member asked:

How would i know if i had xiphoid process? serious? im 19? i have like a bump kinda between breast area. if i stretch breast up not visible then.

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Normal: You have a xiphoid process. All humans do; it's a normal part of the sternum (breastbone). Some can feel it, some can't. It doesn't matter -- not a health issue.

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Answered 1/10/2019

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