a. [ Cf. F. costal. See Costa. ]
Costal cartilage.
a. (Bot.) Having the nerves spring from the midrib. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat. & Physiol.) Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by, the parts between the ribs;
a. Of or pertaining to Pentecost or to Whitsuntide. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. Offerings formerly made to the parish priest, or to the mother church, at Pentecost. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Sterno- + costal. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the ribs;
n.
a. (Anat. & Zool.) Situated below the costas, or ribs;
☞ The subcostal muscles are distinct from, and within, the intercostal. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Situated above, or on the outside of, the ribs. [ 1913 Webster ]