false ribs
Britishplural noun
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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
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 Clark, Daniel
The lowest two pairs of false ribs, are not joined even by cartilages, but are quite free in front, and for this reason are called floating ribs.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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
It is characterized by an elongated prominence which, starting from the iliac spine, is directed obliquely downwards and forwards, to terminate near the cartilaginous border of the false ribs.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
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