Relating to the ribs and the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae with which they articulate. SYN: costocentral, vertebrocostal (1).
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cos·to·ver·te·bral -(.)vər-'tē-brəlalso -'vərt-ə- adj of or relating to a rib and its adjoining vertebra <\costovertebral approach in an operation for herniated intervertebral disk> <\costovertebral pain>
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cos·to·ver·te·bral (kos″to-vurґtə-brəl) pertaining to a rib and a vertebra.Medical dictionary. 2011.