false ribs
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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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 Anshutz, Edward Pollock
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 Humboldt, Alexander von
The cartilages of the next three are united with each other, and are not attached to the sternum; these are called false ribs.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin
Protected by the massive timbers and false ribs, the bilge of the ship resisted the pressure; and as, under such circumstances, something must yield, luckily nothing but the attraction of gravitation was overcome.
From The Monikins by Cooper, James Fenimore
To make sure, we feel the abdomen near to the line of the false ribs.
From The Dog by Dinks
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