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adjective
1.
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body: costal nerves.
2.
Botany, Zoology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near a costa.
Origin:
1625–35; < Medieval Latin costālis of the ribs, equivalent to Latin cost(a) rib, side + -ālis -al1
1625–35; < Medieval Latin costālis of the ribs, equivalent to Latin cost(a) rib, side + -ālis -al1
Related forms
cos·tal·ly, adverb
post·cos·tal, adjective
pre·cos·tal, adjective
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Costal
is always a great word to know.
So is thorax. Does it mean:
| a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat |
| the part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, enclosed by the ribs, sternum, and vertebrae, which contains the heart and lungs; the chest |
Collins
World English Dictionary
| costa (ˈkɒstə) | |
| —n , pl -tae | |
| 1. | the technical name for rib |
| 2. | a riblike part, such as the midrib of a plant leaf |
| [C19: from Latin: rib, side, wall] | |
| 'costal | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
costal
"pertaining to the ribs," 1630s, from Fr. costal, from Mod.L. costalis, from costa "a rib."
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