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costal cartilage

Term ID
UBERON:0002236
Synonyms
  • cartilagines costales
  • cartilago costalis
  • sternal cartilage
Definition
the nonvascular, resilient, flexible hyaline connective tissue that connects the end of a true rib to the sternum or the end of a false rib with the with the lower border of the costal cartilage above it (2)
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Relationships
is part of
rib
is a type of
has subtype
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