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phrenocostal

phrenocostal adjective: relating to the ribs and diaphragm.

Adjective

phrenocostal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the ribs and diaphragm.

Origin of phrenocostal

From phreno- + costal.

Questions about phrenocostal

What does phrenocostal mean?
Phrenocostal means relating to the ribs and diaphragm.
What part of speech is phrenocostal?
Phrenocostal is an adjective.

Words near phrenocostal in the dictionary

  1. phrenism
  2. phrenitic
  3. phrenitides
  4. phrenitis
  5. phreno-
  6. phrenocostal
  7. phrenograph
  8. phrenographs
  9. phrenography
  10. phrenologer
  11. phrenologers

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