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costothoracic

costothoracic adjective: relating to the ribs and the thorax.

Adjective

costothoracic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the ribs and the thorax.

Origin of costothoracic

From costo- + thoracic.

Questions about costothoracic

What does costothoracic mean?
Costothoracic means relating to the ribs and the thorax.
What part of speech is costothoracic?
Costothoracic is an adjective.

Words near costothoracic in the dictionary

  1. costoplasty
  2. costopleural
  3. costopulmonary
  4. costoscapular
  5. costosternal
  6. costothoracic
  7. costotome
  8. costotomes
  9. costotomies
  10. costotomy
  11. costotransversal

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