Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subcostalis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-costal-is
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of muscular and aponeurotic fasciculi, usually well-developed only in the lower part of the thorax; each originates from the inner surface of one rib, and is inserted into the inner surface of the second or third rib below, near its angle.

Etymology

From sub- + Latin costalis.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub
Root: costalis

Inflected Forms

subcostales (plural)

Questions

What does subcostalis mean?: Any of a group of muscular and aponeurotic fasciculi, usually well-developed only in the lower part of the thorax; each originates from the inner surface of one rib, and is inserted into the inner surface of the second or third rib below, near its angle.
Where does subcostalis come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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