costo-
a combining form meaning “rib,” used in the formation of compound words: costoclavicular.
Origin of costo-
1- Also especially before a vowel, cost-.
Words Nearby costo-
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How to use costo- in a sentence
They are most commonly met with in the tibia and in the ribs at the costo-chondral junctions.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesBreathing, according to its form of production, is: Costal or combined; diaphragmatic; costo-diaphragmatic.
Delsarte System of Oratory | VariousThe artery will then be felt pulsating, but hidden by the costo-coracoid membrane, which acts as its sheath.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery | Joseph BellThe costo-transverse ligaments bind the ribs to the transverse processes of the thoracic vertebrae.
The ligaments which connect them are called costo-central, and are two in number.
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