dictionary help| infracostal --> subcostal | medical dictionary |
<anatomy> Situated below the costas, or ribs; as, the subcostal muscles.
The subcostal muscles are distinct from, and within, the intercostal.
1. <anatomy> A subcostal muscle.
2. <zoology> One of the principal nervures of the wings of an insect. It is situated next beneath or behind the costal. See Nervure.
(01 Mar 1998)
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