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costo-

  1. a combining form meaning “rib,” used in the formation of compound words:

    costoclavicular.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of costo-1

< Latin cost ( a ) rib ( costa ) + -o-

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Example Sentences

They are most commonly met with in the tibia and in the ribs at the costo-chondral junctions.

Breathing, according to its form of production, is: Costal or combined; diaphragmatic; costo-diaphragmatic.

The artery will then be felt pulsating, but hidden by the costo-coracoid membrane, which acts as its sheath.

The costo-transverse ligaments bind the ribs to the transverse processes of the thoracic vertebrae.

The ligaments which connect them are called costo-central, and are two in number.

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