HyperDic: costal

English > 1 sense of the word costal:
ADJECTIVEpertcostalof or relating to or near a rib
English > costal: 1 sense > adjective 1, pert
MeaningOf or relating to or near a rib.
Categoryanatomy, general anatomyThe branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
Spanishcostal
Catalancostal
Nounscostaa riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)
rib, costaany of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)

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