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subcostal definition

sub·cos·tal (sub käs′təl, -kôs′-)

adjective

lying beneath the ribs

Etymology: sub- + costal

noun

a subcostal muscle, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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