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costochondral
(redirected from enlarged costochondral joints)

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costochondral /cos·to·chon·dral/ (kos″to-kon´dril) pertaining to a rib and its cartilage.
cos·to·chon·dral (kst-kndrl)
adj.
Relating to the ribs and their cartilages.
costochondral
[kos′təkon′drəl]
Etymology: L, costa + Gk, chondros, cartilage
pertaining to a rib and its cartilage.
costochondral
pertaining to a rib and its cartilage.
enlarged costochondral joints
visible in thin animals, palpable in fat ones; symptomatic of rickets; called also rachitic rosary.


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