ˌsəbˌkäˈstalə̇s, -tāl-, -täl- noun
( plural subcostales -a(ˌ)lēz, -ā(ˌ)lēz, -äˌlās)
Etymology: New Latin, from subcostalis situated below or within the rib, from subcosta + Latin -alis -al
: any of a variable number of small muscles arising on the inner surface of a rib and inserted into the inner surface of the first, second, or third rib below