| vertebrocostal | Synonym: costovertebral. Synonym: vertebrochondral. Origin: vertebro-+ L. Costa, rib (05 Mar 2000) |
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| vertebrocostal trigone | A triangular area in the diaphragm near the lateral arcuate ligament that is devoid of muscle fibres; it is covered by pleura superiorly and by peritoneum inferiorly. Synonym: Bochdalek's gap, trigonum lumbocostale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vertebrofemoral | Relating to the vertebrae and the femur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vertebroiliac | <anatomy> Relating to the vertebrae and the ilium. (21 Jun 2000) |
| vertebropelvic ligaments | More specifically see iliolumbar ligament, sacrospinous ligament, sacrotuberous ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vertebrosacral | <anatomy> Relating to the vertebrae and the sacrum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vertebrosternal | Relating to the sternum and the vertebrae; denoting the true ribs, or the seven upper ribs on either side, which articulate with the vertebrae and with the sternum. Synonym: vertebrosternal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vertebrosternal ribs | Seven upper ribs on either side whose cartilages articulate directly with the sternum. Synonym: costae verae, vertebrosternal ribs. (05 Mar 2000) |