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false rib

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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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Origin of false rib

First recorded in 1490–1500
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How to use false rib in a sentence

  • 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.

    The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
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