costal

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kos′tl, kôs′tl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cos•tal  (kos′tl, kôs′tl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Anatomypertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:costal nerves.
  2. Botany, Zoologypertaining to, involving, or situated near a costa.
  • Medieval Latin costālis of the ribs, equivalent. to Latin cost(a) rib, side + -ālis -al1
  • 1625–35
cos′tal•ly, adv. 

'costal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
intercostal - sternocostal - true rib

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