Lumbar rib
Costa lumbalis
- Synonym: Lumbar rib bone
Definition
A lumbar rib is an occasionally and rudimentary rib articulating with the transverse process of the first lumbar vertebra.
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/).
