Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In anatomy, pertaining to the first rib and to the clavicle: applied to the rhomboid (costoclavicular) ligament which connects these parts.
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Examples
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On its medial part is a broad rough surface, the costal tuberosity (rhomboid impression), rather more than 2 cm. in length, for the attachment of the costoclavicular ligament.
II. Osteology. 6a. The Bones of the Upper Extremity. 1. The Clavicle 1918
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The anterior surface is convex, and looks forward and upward: that of the first gives attachment to the costoclavicular ligament and the Subclavius muscle; those of the first six or seven at their sternal ends, to the Pectoralis major.
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It arises by a short, thick tendon from the first rib and its cartilage at their junction, in front of the costoclavicular ligament; the fleshy fibers proceed obliquely upward and lateralward, to be inserted into the groove on the under surface of the clavicle between the costoclavicular and conoid ligaments.
IV. Myology. The Muscles Connecting the Upper Extremity to the Anterior and Lateral Thoracic Walls 1918
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69 Elevation of the shoulder is limited principally by the costoclavicular ligament; depression, by the interclavicular ligament and articular disk.
III. Syndesmology. 6. Articulations of the Upper Extremity. a. Sternoclavicular Articulation 1918
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