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costal cartilage
costal cartilage n any of the cartilages that connect the distal ends of the ribs with the sternum and by their elasticity permit movement of the chest in respiration

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a cartilage that connects a rib to the breastbone (sternum). The first seven ribs (true ribs) are directly connected to the sternum by individual costal cartilages. The next three ribs are indirectly connected to the sternum by three costal cartilages, each of which is connected to the one immediately above it.

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cartilago costalis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.