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

Words nearby false rib

false pregnancy, false premise, false pretences, false pretenses, false relation, false rib, false ribs, false scorpion, false Solomon's-seal, false start, false step

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.
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