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vertebrochondral

vertebrochondral adjective: of or relating to ribs (specifically, the eighth, ninth, and tenth ribs) connected to vertebrae at one end and at the other with costal cartilages of other ribs; vertebrocostal, but not vertebrosternal.

Adjective

vertebrochondral (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to ribs (specifically, the eighth, ninth, and tenth ribs) connected to vertebrae at one end and at the other with costal cartilages of other ribs; vertebrocostal, but not vertebrosternal.

Origin of vertebrochondral

From vertebro- + chondral.

Questions about vertebrochondral

What does vertebrochondral mean?
Vertebrochondral means of or relating to ribs (specifically, the eighth, ninth, and tenth ribs) connected to vertebrae at one end and at the other with costal cartilages of other ribs; vertebrocostal, but not vertebrosternal.
What part of speech is vertebrochondral?
Vertebrochondral is an adjective.

Words near vertebrochondral in the dictionary

  1. vertebriform
  2. vertebro-
  3. vertebroarterial
  4. vertebrobasilar
  5. vertebrobasilary
  6. vertebrochondral
  7. vertebrocostal
  8. vertebrofemoral
  9. vertebrogenic
  10. vertebroiliac
  11. vertebrology

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