Medical term:
vertebrocostal
vertebrocostal
[ver″tĕ-bro-kos´tal]pertaining to a vertebra and a rib.
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cos·to·ver·te·bral
(kos'tō-ver'tĕ-brăl),Relating to the ribs and the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae with which they articulate.
Synonym(s): costocentral, vertebrocostal (1)
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vertebrocostal
adjective Referring to the vertebra and ribs; costovertebral is more commonly used.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
cos·to·ver·te·bral
(kos'tō-vĕr'tĕ-brăl)Relating to the ribs and the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae with which they articulate.
Synonym(s): vertebrocostal (1) .
Synonym(s): vertebrocostal (1) .
ver·te·bro·chon·dral
(vĕr'tĕ-brō-kon'drăl)Denoting the three false ribs (eighth, ninth, and tenth), which are connected with the vertebrae at one extremity and the costal cartilages at the other; those cartilages not articulating directly with the sternum.
Synonym(s): vertebrocostal (2) .
Synonym(s): vertebrocostal (2) .
[vertebro- + G. chondros, cartilage]
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