false ribs

British  

plural noun

1. any of the lower five pairs of ribs in man, attached behind to the thoracic vertebrae but in front not attached directly to the breastbone See floating rib

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false ribs

The five lower pairs are named false ribs.

From Health Lessons Book 1 by Alvin Davison

It is characterized by an elongated prominence which, starting from the iliac spine, is directed obliquely downwards and forwards, to terminate near the cartilaginous border of the false ribs.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer

Stinging pains under the false ribs on the left side which grow on lying down, on external pressure and on deep respiration with flashes of heat.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz

For which reason they are called false ribs.

From The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals by Jean Macé

However, notwithstanding the little apparatus of false ribs, which connects the vertebrae of the neck, and seems to impede the lateral movement, crocodiles can turn easily when they please.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Alexander von Humboldt

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