vertebrochondral

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What does vertebrochondral mean?

Of or relating to ribs (specifically, the eighth, ninth, and tenth ribs) connected to vertebrae at one end and at the other with costal cartilages of other ribs; vertebrocostal, but not vertebrosternal.

Where does vertebrochondral come from?

From vertebro- + chondral.

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