costo-

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “rib,” used in the formation of compound words:

costoclavicular.

Also, especially before a vowel, cost-.

Origin

< Latin cost(a) rib (see costa) + -o-

Related Words

cost-
costotome
costotomy

costo-a word element meaning 'rib', as in costoscapular.

[combining form representing Latin costa]

costo-|ˈkɒstəʊ|taken as combining form of L. costa a rib, in anatomical and physiological terms, mostly in sense ‘pertaining to, or connecting, the ribs and{ddd}’, as in costo-abdominal, -central, -chondral [Gr. χόνδρος cartilage], pertaining to the ribs and their cartilages, -clavicular, -colic [colon¹], -coracoid, -pubic, -scapular, -sternal, -thoracic, -trachelian [Gr. τράχηλος neck], -transversal, -transverse, connecting the ribs and the transverse processes of the vertebræ, -vertebral, -xiphoid. Also costo-inferior, -superior (respiration), in which the chief movements are those of the inferior or superior ribs (cf. costal 1); ˈcostotome [Gr. -τοµος cutting], an instrument for cutting through the ribs or costal cartilages in dissection.1842E. Wilson Anat. Vade M. 111 The costo-clavicular ligament..connecting the sternal extremity of the clavicle with the cartilage of the first rib.1836Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 359/2 [The axillary artery] is..protected by the costo-coracoid ligament.Ibid. IV. 335/2 The costo-inferior and abdominal types [of respiration] in boys.1831R. Knox Cloquet's Anat. 191 Middle Costo-Transverse Ligament.1836Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 8/2 The costoxiphoid ligament.

costo- /ˈkɒstəʊ/ combining form. Before a vowel cost-.

ORIGIN: from Latin costa noun¹: see -o-.

Of or pertaining to the ribs and —.

DERIVATIVE costoclaˈvicular adjective of or pertaining to the ribs and clavicle M19.

costo-

combining form. rib, as in costoclavicular.

[< Latin costa]

costo-
— see cost-

词汇	costo-
词根词缀	Dictionary.com Macquarie OED SOED WBD Webster costo- Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “rib,” used in the formation of compound words: costoclavicular. Also, especially before a vowel, cost-. Origin < Latin cost(a) rib (see costa) + -o- Related Words cost- costotome costotomy costo-a word element meaning 'rib', as in costoscapular. [combining form representing Latin costa] costo-\|ˈkɒstəʊ\|taken as combining form of L. costa a rib, in anatomical and physiological terms, mostly in sense ‘pertaining to, or connecting, the ribs and{ddd}’, as in costo-abdominal, -central, -chondral [Gr. χόνδρος cartilage], pertaining to the ribs and their cartilages, -clavicular, -colic [colon¹], -coracoid, -pubic, -scapular, -sternal, -thoracic, -trachelian [Gr. τράχηλος neck], -transversal, -transverse, connecting the ribs and the transverse processes of the vertebræ, -vertebral, -xiphoid. Also costo-inferior, -superior (respiration), in which the chief movements are those of the inferior or superior ribs (cf. costal 1); ˈcostotome [Gr. -τοµος cutting], an instrument for cutting through the ribs or costal cartilages in dissection.1842E. Wilson Anat. Vade M. 111 The costo-clavicular ligament..connecting the sternal extremity of the clavicle with the cartilage of the first rib.1836Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 359/2 [The axillary artery] is..protected by the costo-coracoid ligament.Ibid. IV. 335/2 The costo-inferior and abdominal types [of respiration] in boys.1831R. Knox Cloquet's Anat. 191 Middle Costo-Transverse Ligament.1836Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 8/2 The costoxiphoid ligament. costo- /ˈkɒstəʊ/ combining form. Before a vowel cost-. ORIGIN: from Latin costa noun¹: see -o-. Of or pertaining to the ribs and —. DERIVATIVE costoclaˈvicular adjective of or pertaining to the ribs and clavicle M19. costo- combining form. rib, as in costoclavicular. [< Latin costa] costo- — see cost-
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