costo-, cost-, costi- +

(Latin: rib, ribs; side; coast)

costectomy, costatectomy

Surgical excision or resection of a rib.

costicartilage

The cartilage of a rib.

costicervical

A reference to or connecting the ribs and the neck.

costiferous

Bearing a rib, as the thoracic vertebrae of man.

costiform

Rib-shaped.

costispinal

Pertaining to or connecting the ribs and spine.

costocentral

Pertaining to a rib and the centrum (body) of a vertebra.

costocervical

Concerning the ribs and neck.

costochondral

Relating to the costal (rib) cartilages.

costochondritis

Inflammation of one or more costal cartilages, characterized by local tenderness and pain of the anterior chest wall that may radiate, but without local swelling.

costoclavicular

Relating to the ribs and the clavicle.

costogenic

Arising from a rib, especially from a defect of the marrow of the ribs.

costoinferior

Relating to the lower ribs.

costophrenic

A reference to the ribs and diaphragm.

costopleural

Pertaining to the ribs and the pleura.

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costo-, cost-, costi- +

(Latin: rib, ribs; side; coast)

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