costal cartilage (English, noun)
expansion: costal cartilage (plural costal cartilages)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: One of the bars of hyaline cartilage, found at the anterior ends of the ribs, that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax.
Forms:
form: costal cartilages
tags: plural