of, pertaining to, or located between the ribs and the sternum
sternocostal in American English
(ˌstɜːrnouˈkɑstl, -ˈkɔstl)
adjective
Anatomy & Zoology
of, pertaining to, or situated between the sternum and ribs
Word origin
[1775–85; sterno- + costal]This word is first recorded in the period 1775–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Americanism, amateur, backfire, backup, interference
Examples of 'sternocostal' in a sentence
sternocostal
The most frequent branch reaching the diaphragmatic from the sternocostal surface was the interventricuiaris anteriorisramus (50%).
Renato Falci Júnior, Richard Haiti Cabral, Nadir Eunice Valverde B. de Prates 1993, 'Tipos de circulação e predominância das artérias coronárias em corações de brasileiros:morphometric study Predominance of the coronary arteries of the brazilian hearts',Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgeryhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76381993000200010. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)