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

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

With false ribs made from oars we strengthened the boats and put them in condition for another day's hammering.

From A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh

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

Place the N. P. low on back of neck, and treat with P. P. over the abdomen and thorax, and especially all around the edge of the diaphragm—along the lower line of the false ribs.

From A Newly Discovered System of Electrical Medication by Daniel Clark

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

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