Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Lying upon or above (cephalad of) the ribs: as, the supracostal muscles.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Situated above, or on the outside of, the ribs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Situated above, or on the outside of, the
ribs .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
supra- + costal
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