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CRISTA CAPITULI

\kɹˈɪstə kɐpˈɪtjʊlˌa͡ɪ], \kɹˈɪstə kɐpˈɪtjʊlˌa‍ɪ], \k_ɹ_ˈɪ_s_t_ə k_ɐ_p_ˈɪ_t_j_ʊ_l_ˌaɪ]\

Definitions of CRISTA CAPITULI

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A horizontal ridge on the head of a rib, which divides its articular surface into two portions, one for one vertebra, and the other for another.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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