costo-, cost-, costi- +

laticostate

Having broad ribs.

lumbocostal

1. A reference to the loin and the ribs.
2. Relating to the lumbar vertebrae and the ribs.

Denoting a ligament connecting the first lumbar vertebra with the neck of the twelfth rib.

multicostate

Possessing many ribs.

precostal

Anterior to the ribs or in front of the ribs.

quadricostate

Having four costae or ribs.

subcostal

Beneath a rib or the ribs.

supracostal

Above the ribs.

tricostal

Three-ribbed.

unicostate

Having one rib.

xiphocostal

Relating to the xiphoid process (the cartilage at the lower end of the sternum) and the ribs.

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