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intercostal
[ in-ter-kos-tl, -kaw-stl ]
adjective
- pertaining to muscles, parts, or intervals between the ribs.
- situated between the ribs.
- Shipbuilding. noting a structural member situated between or divided by continuous members, as frames or keelsons.
noun
- an intercostal muscle, member, or space.
intercostal
/ ˌɪntəˈkɒstəl /
adjective
- anatomy between the ribs
intercostal muscles
Other Words From
- inter·costal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of intercostal1
Word History and Origins
Origin of intercostal1
Example Sentences
It is probably most common about the intercostal, lumbar and supra-orbital regions.
About the middle of January I was taken down with intercostal rheumatism and spinal trouble, and was very low for several months.
I suffered excruciating pain from a severe attack of intercostal neuralgia, and there were moments when I could scarcely breathe.
The remaining portion of the serratus anterior muscle was then approximated across the closure of the intercostal muscles.
The dorsal thoracic trunk supplies M. costi-sternalis, several dorsal intercostal areas, and the costopulmonary muscles.
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