See Also: sulcus costae(medicine)
sulcus costae arteriae subclaviae(medicine)
collum costae(medicine)
tuberculum costae(medicine)
caput costae(medicine)
corpus costae(medicine)
angulus costae(medicine)
costae fluctuantes(medicine)
costae fluitantes(medicine)
costae spuriae(medicine)

absorption (iou) and sulcus costae (medicine)


absorption (iou)



absorption noun. L16.
[Latin absorptio(n-), from absorpt- pa. ppl stem of absorbere ABSORB: see -ION.]
The swallowing up or engulfing of bodies. L16-M18.
Disappearance through incorporation in something else. M18.
The chemical or physical process of absorbing substances, energy, light, etc. M18.
b. Physiology. The taking up of fluids or dissolved substances by living tissue; esp. the taking of digested contents of the intestine into the blood and lymphatic system. M18.
Engrossment of the mind or faculties. M19.
Mental assimilation. M20.
Comb.: absorption costing a method of calculating the cost of a product or enterprise by taking into account indirect expenses (overheads) as well as direct costs; absorption spectrum a spectrum of electromagnetic radiation transmitted through a substance, characteristically showing lines or bands due to absorption at particular wavelengths.

sulcus costae (medicine)


sulcus costae -->
costal groove


A groove in the lower inner border of the rib, lodging the intercostal vessels and nerve.

Synonym: sulcus costae, subcostal groove.