Definitions from Wiktionary (costal cartilage)
▸ noun: (anatomy) One of the bars of hyaline cartilage, found at the anterior ends of the ribs, that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax.
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▸ noun: (anatomy) One of the bars of hyaline cartilage, found at the anterior ends of the ribs, that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax.
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cartilage,
articular cartilage,
false rib,
rib cage,
floating rib,
ceratobranchial,
greater alar cartilage,
ceratohyal,
costochondritis,
hypobranchial,
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