Medical Root
cost/o
rib
From Latin costa, rib
Meaning
What does cost/o mean?
cost/o is a root meaning rib. It comes from Latin costa, rib.
Inside words it is spelled cost.
From Latin costa, rib, the same word that gave English coast.
In real words
Medical words with cost/o
costochondritis
inflammation of the cartilage joining the ribs to the breastbone, a common cause of chest pain
situated between the ribs, as the intercostal muscles and spaces
relating to the ribs and vertebrae, as in the joints where the head of each rib meets the spine
situated or done below a rib or the ribs, as a subcostal incision
Sources
Checked against
Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- Word Parts and Structural Terms – Medical Terminology: An Interactive Approach
- 13.1 – Introduction to the Skeletal System – Building a Medical Terminology Foundation 2e
- COSTO- Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll correct it.
Practice it
Bones, joints and muscles
cost/o is one of 12 parts in this lesson. Learn them together, then take real words apart.
Start the LessonOr browse every word part