subcostal

C2 Topic:The Human Body

US /sʌbˈkɑːstəl/ UK /sʌbˈkɒstəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #483948

Meanings

1

adj
anatomy: situated or occurring beneath a rib or the ribs

The surgeon made a small subcostal incision below the rib cage.
2

adj
entomology: relating to the subcosta, a major longitudinal vein near the leading edge of an insect wing

The specimen had a dark mark beside the subcostal vein.
3

noun
a structure designated as subcostal, especially a muscle beneath the ribs or the subcostal vein of an insect wing

The diagram labels the wing vein immediately behind the costa as the subcostal.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · anatomy: situated or... infracostal

2 adj · entomology: relating to the... subcostal-vein

3 noun · a structure designated as... subcosta

Word family

Derived forms subcostally

Related forms costaribsubcostawing vein

Etymology

Formed from Latin sub-, 'under or below,' + costal. Costal derives from Latin costa, 'rib or side.' Anatomists applied it to structures below the ribs, while entomologists used costa and subcosta for neighboring veins along an insect wing.

Topics

The Human Body

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# subcostal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /sʌbˈkɑːstəl/
**IPA (UK):** /sʌbˈkɒstəl/
**Frequency rank:** 483948

## Meanings
1. anatomy: situated or occurring beneath a rib or the ribs
2. entomology: relating to the subcosta, a major longitudinal vein near the leading edge of an insect wing
3. a structure designated as subcostal, especially a muscle beneath the ribs or the subcostal vein of an insect wing

## Examples
- The surgeon made a small subcostal incision below the rib cage.
- The specimen had a dark mark beside the subcostal vein.
- The diagram labels the wing vein immediately behind the costa as the subcostal.

## Synonyms
- infracostal

## Derived Forms
- subcostally

## Related Forms
- costa
- rib
- subcosta
- wing vein

## Etymology
Formed from Latin sub-, 'under or below,' + costal. Costal derives from Latin costa, 'rib or side.' Anatomists applied it to structures below the ribs, while entomologists used costa and subcosta for neighboring veins along an insect wing.

## Topics
- The Human Body

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