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costovertebral

costovertebral adjective: connecting a rib with the body of a vertebra.

Adjective

costovertebral (not comparable)

  1. Connecting a rib with the body of a vertebra
    • Costotransverse and costovertebral joint injections both involve carefully injecting medication into the small joints where the ribs join with the spine in the upper back.2004, Ray Baker, Costotransverse and Costovertebral Joint Injections
    Synonyms:
    vertebrocostal

Synonyms of costovertebral

Origin of costovertebral

From costa + vertebral.

Words that rhyme with costovertebral

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Questions about costovertebral

What does costovertebral mean?
Costovertebral means connecting a rib with the body of a vertebra.
What part of speech is costovertebral?
Costovertebral is an adjective.

Words near costovertebral in the dictionary

  1. costotomy
  2. costotransversal
  3. costotransverse
  4. costotransversectomies
  5. costotransversectomy
  6. costovertebral
  7. costoxiphoid
  8. costplay
  9. costplayer
  10. costplayers
  11. costraight

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