肋ろく凹おう

noun

costal fovea

Anatomical term for the small depression on a vertebra that articulates with the head of a rib. Used in medical and biological contexts.

• 胸きょう椎ついの肋ろく凹おうは肋ろっ骨こつと関かん節せつを形けい成せいする。

  The costal foveae of the thoracic vertebrae form joints with the ribs.