vertebrocostal
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vertebrocostal — Relativo a una vértebra y una costilla, o a una vértebra y un cartílago costal. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
vertebrocostal ribs — the upper three false ribs of either side, articulating with the vertebrae and connected by cartilage to the costal cartilage of the ipsilateral seventh rib … Medical dictionary
costilla vertebrocostal — Una de las costillas octava, novena y décima de cada lado, que se articulan por detrás con las vértebras y tienen sus cartílagos costales conectados por delante con los ligamentos capsulares. También llamada costilla falsa. Véase también costilla … Diccionario médico
Skeleton — [ Exoskeleton of an Ant] In biology, the skeleton is a strong and often a rigid framework that supports the body of an animal, holding it upright and giving it shape and strength (Also skeletal system and, in special cases, shell or test). The… … Wikipedia
Vertebro- — Ver te*bro A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, a vertebra, vertebr[ae], or vertebral column; as in vertebrocostal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
costovertebral — Relating to the ribs and the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae with which they articulate. SYN: costocentral, vertebrocostal (1). * * * cos·to·ver·te·bral (.)vər tē brəlalso vərt ə adj of or relating to a rib and its adjoining vertebra… … Medical dictionary
triangle — In anatomy and surgery, a three sided area with arbitrary or natural boundaries. SEE ALSO: trigonum, region. [L. triangulum, fr. tri , three, + angulus, angle] anal t. [TA] the posterior portion of the perineal region through which the … Medical dictionary
trigone — 1. SYN: trigonum. 2. The first three dominant cusps (protocone, paracone, and metacone), taken collectively, of an upper molar tooth. [L. trigonum, fr. G. trigonon, triangle] t. of auditory nerve the slight prominence of the … Medical dictionary
vertebrochondral — Denoting the three false ribs (eighth, ninth, and tenth), which are connected with the vertebrae at one extremity and the costal cartilages at the other, these cartilages not articulating directly with the sternum. SYN: vertebrocostal (2).… … Medical dictionary
