Subcostal

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Subcostal \Sub*cos"tal\, a. (Anat. & Zool.)
     Situated below the costas, or ribs; as, the subcostal
     muscles.
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     Note: The subcostal muscles are distinct from, and within,


           the intercostal.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Subcostal \Sub*cos"tal\, n.
     1. (Anat.) A subcostal muscle.
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     2. (Zool.) One of the principal nervures of the wings of an
        insect. It is situated next beneath or behind the costal.
        See {Nervure}.
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