See Also: costal(dictionary)
costal(medicine)
costal pleurisy(medicine)
costal process(medicine)
costal respiration(medicine)
costal surface(medicine)
costal tuberosity(medicine)
inferior costal pit(medicine)
superior costal pit(medicine)
Costal margin(health)

costal (iou)



costal adjective & noun. M17.
[French from mod. Latin costalis, formed as COSTA noun1: see -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Anatomy. Of or pertaining to the ribs. M17.
costal pleura: see PLEURA noun1 1.
Chiefly Botany & Zoology. Pertaining to or of the nature of a costa. M19.
b. noun.
The side. Only in M17.
Anatomy & Zoology. A costal vein, muscle, plate, etc. E19.