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Subcostal vs Subcoastal - What's the difference?

subcostal | subcoastal |

As adjectives the difference between subcostal and subcoastal

is that subcostal is below a rib or the ribs while subcoastal is below the level of a coast (as a coastal floodplain.

As a noun subcostal

is a subcostal muscle.

subcostal

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (anatomy) Below a rib or the ribs
  • # (entomology) Pertaining to the subcosta and/or the area of the wing next to it.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) A subcostal muscle.
  • (zoology) One of the principal nervures of the wings of an insect. It is situated next beneath or behind the costal.

    • Synonyms

    * (part of insect wing) subcosta

    subcoastal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Below the level of a coast (as a coastal floodplain)