COSTA

(Lat.), n. f. Koast'a3. 1. A rib: in botany, any vein of a leaf, especially the median vein, or midrib. 2. Of Velloze, the genus Ticorea. 3. Of Caesalpinus, the genus Opopanax. 4. Of Camerarius, the Hypochceris radicata. 5. The anterior border of an insect's wing. 6. In corals, a vertical ridge on the surface of the corallum. 7. A ridge on the surface of a shell. [B, 1, 19, 42. 121, 123 (a, 24); L, 121, 196.] Costse abdomina les (seu a sterna les). See False RIBS. C. bovis. The Bupleurum falcatum. [B, 180 (a, 24).] Costse branchiostegse. See Branchiostegal RAYS. C. capitis flxa [Oken]. Ger., venvachsene Kopfrippe. Syn.: os secundum hyoideo-faciale [Spix]. The palate bone, regarded as the pleurapophysis of the nasal vertebra. [L, 14.] Cf. Nasal VERTEBRA. C. herb a panonica. The Hieracium alpinum. [L, 104.] Costse fluctuantes. See Floating RIBS. Costae illejjitimse. See False RIBS. Costse legitimae. The true ribs. [A, 325.] C. media. The midrib of a leaf; the central vein running from base to apex, as in the leaf of the elm and many others. [B, 1, 77, 1S3 (o, 24).] Costae mendosae, Costse nothse. See False RIBS. C. occipital is, C. prima. See SACRUM capitis. Costse priinarirp. The veins of a leaf given off laterally from the central vein or midrib. [B, 1, 77, 123 (o, 24).] C. sartor i a. Whalebone. [A, 325.] C. scapulae, C. scapular is. Fr.. cote scapnlaire. The axillary border of the scapula. [L, 49, 304.] Costse secund arise. The veins of a leaf given off directly by the primary veins. [B, 1, 77, 123 (a, 24).] Costae sphetioidales [BojanusJ. The entopterygoid and pterygoid bones. [L, 14.] Costae spunae. See False RIBS. Costse sterna les (seu verse). See True RIBS. C. vertebrae. See SACRUM capitis. C. vulgar is. The Achyrophorus maculatus. [B, 180 (n, 24).] Flores costse. The flowers of Aclyroptiorus maculatus. [B, 180 (a, 24).] -Herba costae. The herb of Achyrophorus maculatus. [B, 180 (o, 24).] COSTAL,, adj. Koast'aal. Lat., costal is. Fr., c. Ger., zur Rippe gehorig. It., costnle. Sp., c. Pertaining to a rib, also to a costa in any of its meanings. [B, 116, 123 (o, 24).] COSTAI,GIA<Lat.),n.f. Ko t-aal(a3l)'ji2(gis)-a'. From costa, a rib, and aAyos, pain. Fr., costalgie. Ger., Costalgie. It., Sp., c. Intercostal neuralgia. [A, 301.] COSTAL IS (LaO, adj. Koast-ara3Vlias. See COSTAL; as a n., a muscle attached to the ribs. [L, 81.] C. dors i [Luschka]. See ILIOCOSTALIS dors i. [s. 423]