Phrase Hound found 2 phrases and 26 compound words that contain costal. The most common are listed below. Open costal in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 2
- costal cartilageOne of the bars of hyaline cartilage, found at the anterior ends of the ribs, that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax.
- costal cartilagesplural of costal cartilage: One of the bars of hyaline cartilage, found at the anterior ends of the ribs, that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax.
Compound words 26
- subcostalBelow (deep to) a rib or the ribs.
- sacrocostalRelating to the sacrum and the ribs
- antecostalRelating to an antecosta
- chondrocostalSynonym of costochondral: Relating to ribs and cartilage.
- costallyIn terms of the ribs or costae.
- extracostalOutside of the ribs.
- hypocostalBeneath a rib
- iliocostalRelating to the ilium and ribs.
- infracostalBelow (inferior to) a rib or the ribs.
- intracostalWithin a rib.