| costotome | An instrument, knife or shears, designed for cutting through a rib. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| costotomy | Division of a rib. Origin: costo-+ G. Tome, a cutting (05 Mar 2000) |
| costotransverse | Relating to the ribs and the transverse processes of the vertebrae articulating with them. Synonym: transversocostal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costotransverse foramen | An opening between the neck of a rib and the transverse process of a vertebra, occupied by the costotransverse ligament. Synonym: foramen costotransversarium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costotransverse joint | The synovial articulation between the neck and tubercle of a rib and the transverse process of a vertebra. Synonym: articulatio costotransversaria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costotransverse ligament | <anatomy> The ligament that connects the dorsal aspect of the neck of a rib to the ventral aspect of the corresponding transverse process. Synonym: ligamentum costotransversarium, ligamentum colli costae, middle costotransverse ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costotransversectomy | Excision of a proximal portion of a rib and the articulating transverse process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costovertebral | Relating to the ribs and the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae with which they articulate. Synonym: costocentral, vertebrocostal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costovertebral joints | The synovial joints uniting ribs and vertebrae; they consist of the articulatio capitis costae and the articulatio costotransversaria. Synonym: articulationes costovertebrales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costoxiphoid | Relating to the ribs and the xiphoid cartilage of the sternum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costoxiphoid ligament | <anatomy> The ligament that connects the xiphoid process to the seventh, and often to the sixth, costal cartilages. Synonym: ligamentum costoxiphoideum, chondroxiphoid ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |