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extracostal

extracostal adjective: outside of the ribs.

Adjective

extracostal (not comparable)

  1. Outside of the ribs.
    Antonyms:
    subcostal

Antonyms of extracostal

Origin of extracostal

From extra- + costal.

Questions about extracostal

What does extracostal mean?
Extracostal means outside of the ribs.
What part of speech is extracostal?
Extracostal is an adjective.

Words near extracostal in the dictionary

  1. extracorporealized
  2. extracorporeally
  3. extracorpuscular
  4. extracortical
  5. extracosmic
  6. extracostal
  7. extracoxal
  8. extracranial
  9. extracranially
  10. extracrevicular
  11. extracromosomal

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