subcostalis

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noun

Any of a group of muscular and aponeurotic fasciculi, usually well-developed only in the lower part of the thorax; each originates from the inner surface of one rib, and is inserted into the inner surface of the second or third rib below, near its angle.

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Meanings

nounsubcostalis (plural subcostales)

plural subcostales

  1. Any of a group of muscular and aponeurotic fasciculi, usually well-developed only in the lower part of the thorax; each originates from the inner surface of one rib, and is inserted into the inner surface of the second or third rib below, near its angle.

Origin

  1. Latincostalis
  2. Englishsubcostalis

From sub- + Latin costalis.

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subcostalis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcostalis

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“subcostalis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcostalis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subcostalis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcostalis.

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