'Costal cartilage' definitions:

Definition of 'costal cartilage'

From: WordNet
noun
The cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribs; its elasticity allows the chest to move in respiration

Definition of 'Costal cartilage'

From: GCIDE
  • Cartilage \Car"ti*lage\, n. [L. cartilago; cf. F. cartilage.] (Anat.) A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Cartilage contains no vessels, and consists of a homogeneous, intercellular matrix, in which there are numerous minute cavities, or capsules, containing protoplasmic cells, the cartilage corpuscul. See Illust under Duplication. [1913 Webster]
  • Articular cartilage, cartilage that lines the joints.
  • Cartilage bone (Anat.), any bone formed by the ossification of cartilage.
  • Costal cartilage, cartilage joining a rib with he sternum. See Illust. of Thorax. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Costal cartilage'

From: GCIDE
  • Costal \Cos"tal\ (k?s"tal), a. [Cf. F. costal. See Costa.]
  • 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ribs or the sides of the body; as, costal nerves. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot. & Zool.) Relating to a costa, or rib. [1913 Webster]
  • Costal cartilage. See Cartilage, and Illust. of Thorax. [1913 Webster]