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Meaning of SUBCOSTAL

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
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  1. \Sub*cos"tal\, a. (Anat. & Zo["o]l.)
    Situated below the costas, or ribs; as, the subcostal
    muscles.
    Note: The subcostal muscles are distinct from, and within,
          the intercostal.
    
  2. \Sub*cos"tal\, n.
    1. (Anat.) A subcostal muscle.
    2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the principal nervures of the wings of
       an insect. It is situated next beneath or behind the
       costal. See {Nervure}.
    
 



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