Costovertebral is the medical term meaning pertaining to the spine and ribs.
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The medical terminology combining form "cost-" refers to the ribs. It is commonly used in words like costochondritis (inflammation of the cartilage that connects the ribs to the breastbone) or costovertebral (pertaining to the ribs and vertebrae).
Sternocostal or costosternal means pertaining to the breastbone and ribs.Costosternal
Costals is the medical term for ribs. Or you can use Costo- if you want to use it to describe something else, like the costovertebral or costophrenic.Costals
The medical term for between the ribs is intercostal.Between the ribs is intercostal.intercostalsintercostalBetween the ribs is intercostal.
The cervical and lumbar vertebrae do not articulate with the ribs. The thoracic vertebrae are the only ones that articulate with the ribs.
12 vertebrae have ribs attatched
The ribs articulate with the thoracic vertebrae.
The ribs articulate with the thoracic vertebrae. The thoracic vertebrae also articulate with each other.
Yes. There are twelve thoracic vertebrae and a pair of ribs associated with each of them.
Supracostal means above or outside the ribs.