sternocostal triangle

noun

Small zones lying between the costal and sternal attachments of the thoracic diaphragm.

Meanings

nounsternocostal triangle (plural sternocostal triangles)

plural sternocostal triangles

  1. anatomySmall zones lying between the costal and sternal attachments of the thoracic diaphragm.
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