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costal
[kos-tl, kaws-tl]
adjective
Anatomy.pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body.
costal nerves.
Botany, Zoology.pertaining to, involving, or situated near a costa.
Other Word Forms
- costally adverb
- postcostal adjective
- precostal adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Tests later revealed he broke the costal cartilage of his sixth rib.
The couple's costal walk was detailed in Ms Winn's best-selling book, The Salt Path.
“I was looking for the heathens, but there are none,” said Wayne Harris, 75, who had traveled from costal Rockport, Texas.
Hundreds of thousands of people were facing power outages on Tuesday that could take days to restore after a sweeping costal storm battered the Northeast with whipping winds and soaking downpours.
Based on projections, the elderly boom will be in rural, largely costal, areas and these places are often poor cousins when it comes to provision.
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