Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

costal cartilage

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: costal -car-ti-lage
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

costal cartilages (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

costochondritis

Questions

What does costal cartilage mean?: 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.

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