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costal facet (inferior/superior/transverse)
A facet on the articular surface of a vertebra for articulation with a rib
Inferior/superior costal facet:
A facet on the articular surface of a vertebra for articulating with head of a rib.
Transverse costal facet:
Specific
transverse costal facet; costal pit of transverse process
General
facet
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.