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costa
cos·ta C0671900 (kŏs′tə)n. pl. cos·tae (-tē) Biology A rib or a riblike part, such as the midrib of a leaf or a thickened anterior vein or margin of an insect's wing.
[Latin; see kost- in Indo-European roots.]
cos′tal adj.costa (ˈkɒstə) n, pl -tae (-tiː) 1. (Anatomy) the technical name for rib112. (Biology) a riblike part, such as the midrib of a plant leaf[C19: from Latin: rib, side, wall] ˈcostal adj ˈcostally advcos•ta (ˈkɒs tə, ˈkɔ stə)
n., pl. cos•tae (ˈkɒs ti, ˈkɔ sti) 1. a rib, riblike structure, or ridge. 2. a. Also called cos′tal vein′. a vein, usu. marginal, in the front part of the wing of certain insects. b. Also called cos′tal mar′gin. the anterior edge or border of the wing of certain insects. [1865–70; < Latin: rib, side. compare coast] costa - A rib or riblike structure.See also related terms for rib.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | costa - a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" | | 2. | costa - any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)ribcraniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or craniumbone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebratestrue rib - one of the first seven ribs in a human being which attach to the sternumcostal cartilage - the cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribs; its elasticity allows the chest to move in respiration |
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costa[′käs·tə] (biology) A rib or riblike structure. (botany) The midrib of a leaf. (invertebrate zoology) The anterior vein of an insect's wing. costa A fuselage frame.costa
costa [kos´tah] (L.) a rib. adj., adj cos´tal.cos·ta, gen. and pl. cos·tae (kos'tă, -tē), 1. [I-XII]. Synonym(s): rib [I-XII]2. A rodlike internal supporting organelle that runs along the base of the undulating membrane of certain flagellate parasites such as Trichomonas. Synonym(s): basal rod [L.] costa (kŏs′tə)n. pl. cos·tae (-tē) Biology A rib or a riblike part, such as the midrib of a leaf or a thickened anterior vein or margin of an insect's wing.
cos′tal adj.cos·ta, gen. and pl. costae (kos'tă, -tē) [TA] 1. Synonym(s): rib [I-XII]. 2. A rodlike internal supporting organelle that runs along the base of the undulating membrane of certain flagellate parasites such as Trichomonas.
Synonym(s): basal rod. [L.]COSTA
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Synonyms for costanoun a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)Related Words- anatomical structure
- bodily structure
- body structure
- complex body part
- structure
noun any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)SynonymsRelated Words- craniate
- vertebrate
- bone
- os
- true rib
- costal cartilage
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