Category:Subcostal

Sub*cos"tal, a. (anat. & zoöl.)

Defn: situated below the costas, or ribs; as, the subcostal muscles.

Note: the subcostal muscles are distinct from, and within, the Intercostal.

Subcostal Sub*cos"tal, n.

1. (anat.)

Defn: a subcostal muscle.

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: one of the principal nervures of the wings of an insect. It is Situated next beneath or behind the costal. See nervure.