radiate ligament of head of rib (stellate ligament)

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Introduction

The ligament (radiate, stellate or costovertebral) connecting the head of each rib to the bodies of 2 vertebrate with which it articulates.

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999