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sacrocostal

sacrocostal adjective: relating to the sacrum and the ribs.

Adjective

sacrocostal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the sacrum and the ribs
    • The distal end of the sacrodorsal rib is fused to the sacrocostal yoke.2015 December 17, “A New Sail-Backed Styracosternan (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Early Cretaceous of Morella, Spain”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of sacrocostal

From sacro- + costal.

Questions about sacrocostal

What does sacrocostal mean?
Sacrocostal means relating to the sacrum and the ribs.
What part of speech is sacrocostal?
Sacrocostal is an adjective.

Words near sacrocostal in the dictionary

  1. sacrococcygectomy
  2. sacrococcyx
  3. sacrococygeal
  4. sacrocolpopexies
  5. sacrocolpopexy
  6. sacrocostal
  7. sacrodorsal
  8. sacrodynia
  9. sacrofanite
  10. sacrofemoral
  11. sacroiliac

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