costal : Idioms & Phrases

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Costal cartilage

  • 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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  • . See Cartilage, and Illust. of Thorax.
Webster 1913

costal groove

  • noun groove between the ribs where the nerves and blood vessels are
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costal-nerved

Cos"tal-nerved` adjective
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  1. (Bot.) Having the nerves spring from the midrib.
Webster 1913