Costal cartilage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribs; its elasticity allows the chest to move in respiration

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Definitions
  1. . See Cartilage, and Illust. of Thorax.
Definitions
  1. cartilage joining a rib with he sternum. See Illust. of Thorax.
  2. . See Cartilage, and Illust. of Thorax.

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