| sternocostal | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the sternum and the ribs; as, the sternocostal cartilages. Origin: Sterno- + costal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sternocostal articulations | The joints between the cartilages of the first seven ribs and the sternum; synovial cavities are variable in occurrence in these joints. Synonym: articulationes sternocostales, sternocostal articulations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternocostal joints | The joints between the cartilages of the first seven ribs and the sternum; synovial cavities are variable in occurrence in these joints. Synonym: articulationes sternocostales, sternocostal articulations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternocostal part of pectoralis major muscle | pars sternocostalis musculi pectoralis majoris, sternocostal head of pectoralis major |
| sternocostal surface of heart | The anterior aspect of the heart, formed mostly by the right ventricle and to a lesser extent the left ventricle. Synonym: facies sternocostalis cordis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternocostal triangle | A muscular defect in the diaphragm between the costal and the sternal portions. Synonym: Larrey's cleft, sternocostal triangle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternocostalis muscle | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, dorsal surface of xiphoid cartilage and lower portion of dorsal surface of body of sternum; insertion, second to sixth costal cartilages; action, contributes to depression of ribs, narrowing chest; nerve supply, intercostal. Synonym: musculus transversus thoracis, musculus triangularis sterni, sternocostalis muscle, transverse muscle of thorax. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radiate sternocostal ligaments | Fibres of the articular capsule that radiate from the costal cartilages to the anterior surface of the sternum. Synonym: ligamenta sternocostalia radiata. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| intra-articular sternocostal ligament | <anatomy> A ligament within the articular capsule between a costal cartilage and the sternum; especially well developed at second costal cartilage. Synonym: ligamentum sternocostale intra-articulare. (05 Mar 2000) |