| ICS | Inter-Costal Space = IS |
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| BRCM | below right costal margin |
| CM | California mastitis [test]; calmodulin; capreomycin; carboxymethyl; cardiac murmur; cardiac muscle; ... |
| LCB | Laboratory of Cancer Biology; Leber congenital blindness; left costal border; lymphomatosis cutis be... |
| LCM | latent cardiomyopathy; left costal margin; leukocyte-conditioned medium; lowest common multiple; lym... |
| L-fng | Lunatic Fringe |
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| 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) |
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| capillary fringe | A zone immediately above the water table in which water is drawn upward from the water table by capillary action. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| salaries and fringe benefits | The remuneration paid or benefits granted to an employee. (12 Dec 1998) |
| synovial fringe | Small vascular processes given off from a synovial membrane. Synonym: villi synoviales, synovial fringe, synovial tufts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fringe | 1. An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like. 2. Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a margin; a confine. "The confines of grace and the fringes of repentance." (Jer. Taylor) 3. <optics> One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by the interference of light; a diffraction band; called also interference fringe. 4. <botany> The peristome or fringelike appendage of the capsules of most mosses. See Peristome. <botany> Fringe tree, a small tree (Chionanthus Virginica), growing in the Southern United States, and having snow-white flowers, with long pendulous petals. Origin: OF, fringe, F. Frange, prob. Fr. L. Fimbria fibre, thread, fringe, cf. Fibra fibre, E. Fibre, fimbriate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vertebral part of the costal surface of the lungs | The part of the medial surface of the lung in contact with the vertebral bodies. Synonym: pars vertebralis faciei costalis pulmonis. (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 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) |
| 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) |
| costal margin | The lower edge of the chest (thorax) formed by the bottom edge of the rib cage. (12 Dec 1998) |
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