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costal cartilage

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One of the bars of hyaline cartilage, found at the anterior ends of the ribs, that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

the cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribs; its elasticity allows the chest to move in respiration

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: cartilaginous structure

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 肋軟骨 /肋软骨 (lèiruǎngǔ) — bar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs
  • Finnish: kylkirusto — bar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs
  • French: cartilage costal — bar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs
  • German: Rippenknorpel — bar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs
  • Hungarian: bordaporc — bar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs
  • Portuguese: cartilagem costal — bar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs
  • Russian: рёберный хрящ (rjóbernyj xrjašč) — bar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs
  • Russian: хрящева́я часть ребра́ (xrjaščevája častʹ rebrá) — bar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs
  • Spanish: cartílago costal — bar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs
  • Swedish: revbensbrosk — bar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs