subcostal artery


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sub·cos·tal ar·ter·y

[TA]
origin, thoracic aorta; distribution, inferior to twelfth rib in a manner similar to posterior intercostal arteries.
Synonym(s): arteria subcostalis [TA]
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sub·cos·tal ar·te·ry

(sŭb-kos'tăl ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA]
Origin, thoracic aorta; distribution, inferior to twelfth rib in a manner similar to that of posterior intercostal arteries.
Synonym(s): arteria subcostalis [TA] .
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