Synonym for superior costal facet ... A demifacet on the upper edge of the body of a vertebra articulating with the head of a rib; a single rib articulates with the inferior costal facet and superior costal facet of the adjacent vertebrae. ... Synonym: fovea costalis superior, superior costal pit. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Synonyms: superior costal facet