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| costa | <microbiology> Rod shaped intracellular organelle lying below the undulating membrane of Trichomonas. Generates active bending associated with local loss of birefringence at the bending zone, probably as a result of conformational change in the longitudinal lamellae. Major protein approximately 90 kD. (10 Nov 1998) |
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| costa cervicalis | A rib which arises from the seventh cervical vertebrae (above the normal first rib). Occurs in only about 0.5% of people. May cause nerve and artery problems. (12 Dec 1998) |
| costae fluctuantes | The two lower ribs on either side that are not attached anteriorly. Synonym: costae fluitantes, costae fluctuantes, vertebral ribs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costae fluitantes | The two lower ribs on either side that are not attached anteriorly. Synonym: costae fluitantes, costae fluctuantes, vertebral ribs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costae spuriae | <anatomy> Five lower ribs on either side that do not articulate with the sternum directly. Synonym: costae spuriae, vertebrochondral ribs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costae verae | Seven upper ribs on either side whose cartilages articulate directly with the sternum. Synonym: costae verae, vertebrosternal ribs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costal | <anatomy> Pertaining to the ribs. (27 Sep 1997) |
| costal angle | The rather abrupt change in curvature of the body of a rib posteriorly, such that the neck and head of the rib are directed upward. Synonym: angulus costae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costal arch | That portion of the inferior aperture of the thorax formed by the articulated cartilages of the seventh to tenth (false) ribs. Synonym: arcus costalis, arcus costarum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costal arch reflex | Contraction of the rectus abdominis muscle by tapping the costal margin inside the mammary line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costal cartilage | The cartilage forming the anterior continuation of a rib, providing the means by which it reaches and articulates with the sternum. Synonym: cartilago costalis, costicartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costal chondritis | <pathology> A condition that is caused by inflammation of the costochondral joints. This is perceived as chest pain with tenderness to one or both sides of the sternum (breast bone). Chest pains are often worse when taking a deep breath or moving the chest wall. Treatment includes warm, wet compresses to the anterior chest wall and oral anti-inflammatory agents. (27 Sep 1997) |
| costal facets | Articular surface on a vertebra for articulation with a rib. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costal fringe | An irregularly disposed collection of visible veins seen in the skin of people usually of or past middle age; it has no specific connection with any deep structure, such as the diaphragm, and no necessary connection with underlying visceral disease. Synonym: zona corona. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costal groove | A groove in the lower inner border of the rib, lodging the intercostal vessels and nerve. Synonym: sulcus costae, subcostal groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Placido da Costa, Antonio | <person> Portuguese ophthalmologist, 1848-1916. See: Placido da Costa's disk. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Placido da Costa's disk | <instrument> An instrument marked with lines or circles by means of which the corneal reflex can be observed. Synonym: Placido da Costa's disk. Origin: kerato-+ G. Skopeo, to examine (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms :
| costa |
a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing) rib: any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
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| costal |
of or relating to or near a rib
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| costal cartilage |
the cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribs; its elasticity allows the chest to move in respiration
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| costal groove |
groove between the ribs where the nerves and blood vessels are
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| costalgia |
pleurodynia: pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs
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| costa | any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates) |
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| costa | a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing) |
| costa | a republic in Central America |
| costa | a native or inhabitant of Costa Rica |
| costa | of or relating to Costa Rica or its people |
| costa | the basic unit of money in Costa Rica |
| costa | monetary unit in Costa Rica |
| costa | (anatomy) of or relating to or near a rib |
| costa | the cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribs |
| costa | groove between the ribs where the nerves and blood vessels are |
| costa | pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs |
| costa | a Penutian language spoken by the Costanoan people |
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