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Costal cartilage
Meaning
Noun
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In Anatomy:
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.
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