Meanings
nouncostal cartilage (plural costal cartilages)
plural costal cartilages
- anatomyOne 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.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 肋軟骨 /肋软骨
- 肋軟骨 /肋软骨 (lèiruǎngǔ)bar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs
Finnish kylkirusto
- kylkirustobar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs
French cartilage costal
- cartilage costalbar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs
German Rippenknorpel
- Rippenknorpelbar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs
Hungarian bordaporc
- bordaporcbar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs
Portuguese cartilagem costal
- cartilagem costalbar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs
Russian рёберный хрящ, хрящева́я часть ребра́
- рёберный хрящ (rjóbernyj xrjašč)bar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs
- хрящева́я часть ребра́ (xrjaščevája častʹ rebrá)bar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs
Spanish cartílago costal
- cartílago costalbar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs
Swedish revbensbrosk
- revbensbroskbar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs
Cite this entry
APA
costal cartilage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/costal%20cartilage
MLA
“costal cartilage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/costal%20cartilage. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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