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

costal

adjective
 
/ˈkɒstl/
 
/ˈkɑːstl/
(anatomy)
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  1. relating to the ribs
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from modern Latin costalis, from Latin costa ‘rib’.
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