Definition of costa

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Costa (n.) One of the riblike longitudinal ridges on the exterior of many corals.

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Costate :: Costate (a.) Alt. of Costate.
Sternohyoid :: Sternocostal (a.) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the ribs; as, the sternocostal cartilages..
Costa :: Costa (n.) A rib or vein of a leaf, especially the midrib..
Subcranial :: Subcostal (n.) One of the principal nervures of the wings of an insect. It is situated next beneath or behind the costal. See Nervure.
Intercostal :: Intercostal (a.) Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by, the parts between the ribs; as, intercostal respiration, in which the chest is alternately enlarged and contracted by the intercostal muscles..
Crebricostate :: Crebricostate (a.) Marked with closely set ribs or ridges.
Triplicostate :: Triplicostate (a.) Three-ribbed.
Subcostal :: Subcostal (n.) A subcostal muscle.
Pentecostals :: Pentecostals (n. pl.) Offerings formerly made to the parish priest, or to the mother church, at Pentecost..
Costage :: Costage (n.) Expense; cost.
Multicostate :: Multicostate (a.) Having numerous ribs, or costae, as the leaf of a plant, or as certain shells and corals..
Costal-nerved :: Costal-nerved (a.) Having the nerves spring from the midrib.
Laticostate :: Laticostate (a.) Broad-ribbed.
Costard :: Costard (n.) The head; -- used contemptuously.
Unicostate :: Unicostate (a.) Having a single rib or strong nerve running upward from the base; -- said of a leaf.
Tricostate :: Tricostate (a.) Three-ribbed; having three ribs from the base.
Pentecostal :: Pentecostal (a.) Of or pertaining to Pentecost or to Whitsuntide.
Costa :: Costa (n.) One of the riblike longitudinal ridges on the exterior of many corals.
Ecostate :: Ecostate (a.) Having no ribs or nerves; -- said of a leaf.
Vertebro- :: Vertebro- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, a vertebra, vertebrae, or vertebral column; as in vertebrocostal..
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