Costal notches

Incisurae costales

Definition

Costal notches are indentations on the lateral borders of the sternum for the costal cartilages.

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

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