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Costal

adjective
1.
Of or relating to or near a rib.



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"Costal" Quotes from Famous Books



... which includes the lower part of the trunk and both limbs down to the knee. Under the plaster, stockinette drawers are worn, and the bony prominences are padded with cotton wool. The plaster should overlap the costal margin. The first case is worn for two months or more, and is then renewed at shorter intervals, the degree of abduction being diminished at each renewal until the limbs are nearly parallel. The child is only kept in bed for a week or two, ...
— Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. • Alexander Miles

... fever and other symptoms disappear. The fluid is absorbed quickly if it is scanty, often very slowly if abundant. This fluid is contained in the cavity of the pleura. The pleura covers the lungs. Its outer layer is attached to the ribs and costal cartilages in front and ribs behind, goes around the foot of the lungs underneath, then turns around under the side of the lungs and comes in front, making a sac. The two layers in health touch each other, but are ...
— Mother's Remedies - Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers - of the United States and Canada • T. J. Ritter



Words linked to "Costal" :   costal cartilage, costal groove, rib, general anatomy, anatomy, costa



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