anterior costotransverse ligament

su·pe·ri·or cos·to·trans·verse lig·a·ment

[TA] the fibrous band that extends upward from the neck of a rib to the transverse process of the next higher vertebra. Synonym(s): ligamentum costotransversarium superius [TA], anterior costotransverse ligament, ligamentum costotransversarium anterius

anterior costotransverse ligament

An obsolete term that formerly dignified the anterior-most layer of the superior costotransverse ligament; formerly, ligamentum costotransversarium anterius.