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
Meniere's disease (Meniere'mÃ©niÃ¨re s) disease is a condition with, vertigo (tinnitus, ringing, buzzing noises in the) ears and progressive. Deafness'meniere s disease is caused by a dysfunction of the endolymphatic (sac-semi circular) canals in the inner-ear also known as the. labyrinth