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false rib
noun
, Anatomy.
- any of the lower five ribs on either side of the body, which are not directly attached to the sternum.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of false rib1
First recorded in 1490–1500
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Example Sentences
My ball had entered his body by the seventh rib on the right hand, and had gone out by the second false rib on the left.
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