costo-, cost-, costi- +
(Latin: rib, ribs; side; coast)
laticostate
Having broad ribs.
lumbocostal
1. A reference to the loin and the ribs.
2. Relating to the lumbar vertebrae and the ribs.
2. Relating to the lumbar vertebrae and the ribs.
Denoting a ligament connecting the first lumbar vertebra with the neck of the twelfth rib.
multicostate
Possessing many ribs.
precostal (adjective) (not comparable)
A reference to being located in front of a rib or the ribs; pertaining to the upper regions of the body: Andrew suffered a precostal injury when he fell on an icy sidewalk.
quadricostate
Having four costae or ribs.
subcostal
Beneath a rib or the ribs.
supracostal
Above the ribs.
tricostal
Three-ribbed.
unicostate
Having one rib.
xiphocostal
Relating to the xiphoid process (the cartilage at the lower end of the sternum) and the ribs.
