Home > Skeletal System > Bones of the Chest and Upper Back > Xiphoid Process of Sternum. The xiphoid process is the smallest and most inferior region of the sternum, or breastbone. At birth, it is a thin, roughly triangular region of cartilage that slowly ossifies into a bone and fuses with the body of the sternum.
Some of the most prevalent diseases known to cause deafness include meningitis, Meniere'mÃ©niÃ¨re S, Disease Alport, syndrome, rubella and. Mumps there are two main causes of, deafness these are congenital and. acquired
Fevers during pregnancy that are accompanied with rash and joint pain may be a sign of infection such as cytomegalovirus (CMV), toxoplasma, and parvovirus. CMV is the most common cause of congenital deafness, and it is not as uncommon as we think, Aziz says.