| SA | salicylic acid; saline [solution]; salt added; sarcoidosis; sarcoma; scalenus anticus; secondary ame... |
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| SSD | shaded surface display; single saturating dose; Social Security disability; source-skin distance; so... |
| αHBs | Antibody against Hepatitis B surface Antigen |
| BSA | Body Surface Area; 체표면적 |
| CSA | 1) Cell Surface Antigen 2) Central Sleep Apnea |
| costal groove for subclavian artery | <anatomy, artery> A groove immediately posterior to the scalene tubercle on the upper surface of the first rib across which the subclavian artery passes. Synonym: sulcus costae arteriae subclaviae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| costal margin | The lower edge of the chest (thorax) formed by the bottom edge of the rib cage. (12 Dec 1998) |
| costal notch | One of the notches or facets on the lateral edge of the sternum for articulation with a costal cartilage. Synonym: incisura costalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costal part of diaphragm | The part of the diaphragm that arises from the inner aspect of the lower six costal cartilages and the lower four ribs and inserts on the anterolateral part of the central tendon. Synonym: pars costalis diaphragmatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costal pit of transverse process | A facet on the transverse process of a vertebra for articulation with the tubercle of a rib. Synonym: fovea costalis processus transversi, costal pit of transverse process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costal pleura | The layer of parietal pleura lining the chest walls. Synonym: pleura costalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costal pleurisy | Inflammation of the pleura lining the thoracic walls. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costal process | An apophysis extending laterally from the transverse process of a lumbar vertebra; it is the homologue of the rib. Synonym: processus costalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costal respiration | Respiration effected chiefly by the action of the intercostal and other muscles that raise the ribs, causing expansion of the chest. Synonym: costal respiration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costal tuberosity | <anatomy> An irregular pitted area on the inferior surface of the clavicle at its sternal end, giving attachment to the costoclavicular ligament. Synonym: impressio ligamenti costoclavicularis, costal tuberosity, rhomboid impression, tuberositas costalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| primitive costal arches | Arch's formed in the thoracic region of the vertebral column in the embryo from the costal processes or costal elements which give rise to the ribs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior costal facet | A demifacet on the upper edge of the body of a vertebra articulating with the head of a rib; a single rib articulates with the inferior costal facet and superior costal facet of the adjacent vertebrae. Synonym: fovea costalis superior, superior costal pit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior costal pit | A demifacet on the upper edge of the body of a vertebra articulating with the head of a rib; a single rib articulates with the inferior costal facet and superior costal facet of the adjacent vertebrae. Synonym: fovea costalis superior, superior costal pit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior costal facet | Demifacet on the lower edge of the body of a vertebra articulating with the head of a rib. Synonym: fovea costalis inferior, inferior costal pit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior costal pit | Demifacet on the lower edge of the body of a vertebra articulating with the head of a rib. Synonym: fovea costalis inferior, inferior costal pit. (05 Mar 2000) |