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paracostal

paracostal adjective: through the ribs.

Adjective

paracostal (not comparable)

  1. Through the ribs

Origin of paracostal

From para- + costal.

Questions about paracostal

What does paracostal mean?
Paracostal means through the ribs.
What part of speech is paracostal?
Paracostal is an adjective.

Words near paracostal in the dictionary

  1. paracosm
  2. paracosmic
  3. paracosmos
  4. paracosmoses
  5. paracosms
  6. paracostal
  7. paracostibite
  8. paracotylar
  9. paracousia
  10. paracoxal
  11. paracoxite

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