subcostal artery
[ sŭb-kŏs′təl ]
n.
An artery with its origin in the thoracic aorta, with distribution from the inferior to the twelfth rib.
Nearby words
subcontrary, subcorneal pustular dermatosis, subcortex, subcortical, subcosta, subcostal artery, subcostal muscle, subcostal nerve, subcostal plane, subcover, subcrepitant
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