costal
31costal cartilage — n any of the cartilages that connect the distal ends of the ribs with the sternum and by their elasticity permit movement of the chest in respiration * * * a cartilage that connects a rib to the breastbone (sternum). The first seven ribs (true… …
32Costal-nerved — Cos tal nerved (k?s tal n?rvd ), a. (Bot.) Having the nerves spring from the midrib. [1913 Webster] …
33costal breathing — n inspiration and expiration produced chiefly by movements of the ribs …
34costal process — n the ventral or anterior root of the transverse process of a cervical vertebra …
35Costal cartilages — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = cartilagines costales GraySubject = 29 GrayPage = 127 Caption = Sternocostal and interchondral articulations. Anterior view. Caption2 = Anterior surface of sternum and costal cartilages. System = MeshName …
36Costal tuberosity of clavicle — Bone: Costal tuberosity of clavicle Left clavicle. Inferior surface. (Costal tuberosity labeled at center left.) Latin impressio ligamenti costoclavicularis, tuberositas costalis claviculae …
37costal cartilage — a cartilage that connects a rib to the breastbone (sternum). The first seven ribs (true ribs) are directly connected to the sternum by individual costal cartilages. The next three ribs are indirectly connected to the sternum by three costal… …
38costal-nerved — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective botany : costal veined see costal I …
39Costal cartilage — Cartilage Car ti*lage, n. [L. cartilago; cf. F. cartilage.] (Anat.) A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle. [1913 Webster] Note: Cartilage contains no vessels, and consists of a homogeneous, intercellular matrix, in which there are numerous… …
40costal membrane — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, the surface of the wing in front of the costal vein …
