costo-, cost-, costi- +
(Latin: rib, ribs; side; coast)
costectomy, costatectomy
Surgical excision or resection of a rib.
costicartilage
The cartilage of a rib.
costicervical
A reference to or connecting the ribs and the neck.
costiferous
Bearing a rib, as the thoracic vertebrae of man.
costiform
Rib-shaped.
costispinal (adjective) (not comparable)
Concerning the spinal column and the ribs; costovertebral: In anatomy, costispinal joints are those which link the thoracic vertebrae with the beginning of the heads of the ribs.
costocentral
Pertaining to a rib and the centrum (body) of a vertebra.
costocervical
Concerning the ribs and neck.
costochondral
Relating to the costal (rib) cartilages.
costochondritis
Inflammation of one or more costal cartilages, characterized by local tenderness and pain of the anterior chest wall that may radiate, but without local swelling.
costoclavicular
Relating to the ribs and the clavicle.
costogenic
Arising from a rib, especially from a defect of the marrow of the ribs.
costoinferior
Relating to the lower ribs.
costophrenic
A reference to the ribs and diaphragm.
costopleural
Pertaining to the ribs and the pleura.
