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Definition of costal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

costal

adjective

/ˈkɒstl/

/ˈkɑːstl/

(anatomy)

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relating to the ribs
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from modern Latin costalis, from Latin costa ‘rib’.

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