costodiaphragmatic recess (phrenicocostal sinus)
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Introduction
The cleft like expansion of the pleural cavity between the diaphragm & the rib cage. Due to the partial entering of the lung, it is the site of thoracocentesis.
More general terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.