Costal cartilage
System
Musculoskeletal
SNOMED CT
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Costal cartilage
Definition
The nonvascular, resilient, flexible hyaline connective tissue that connects the end of a true rib to the sternum or the end of a false rib with the with the lower border of the costal cartilage above it.
The Costal cartilage is a part of the Musculoskeletal.