costa

Noun
  1. is a type of: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
  2. referred to in: craniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
    is a type of: bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
    subtypes: true rib - one of the first seven ribs in a human being which attach to the sternum
    has: costal cartilage - the cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribs; its elasticity allows the chest to move in respiration
    is a part of: craniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
    same as: rib

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