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Costal

adjective
1.
Of or relating to or near a rib.



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costal cartilage
costal groove


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"Costal" Quotes from Famous Books



... longitudinal incision in the mesial line from snout to root of tail, and four transverse incisions—one joining the roots of the two ears, one across the body at the level of the spinis of the scapulae, another at the level of the costal margin and the last across the upper level of the pelvis. Reflect these ...
— The Elements of Bacteriological Technique • John William Henry Eyre
... melancholy has been surveyed in part by C. A. Moore, "The English Malady," Backgrounds of English Literature 1700-1760 (Minneapolis, 1953), pp. 179-235. In medical parlance, "hypochondria" means the soft parts of the body below the costal cartilages, and the singular form of the word, "hypochondrium," means the viscera situated in the hypochondria, i.e., the liver, gall bladder, ...
— Hypochondriasis - A Practical Treatise (1766) • John Hill


Words linked to "Costal" :   general anatomy, rib, costal cartilage, costa, anatomy


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