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noun Anatomy.
one member of the first seven pairs of ribs that are attached in humans to the sternum by costal cartilages.
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Origin of true rib
First recorded in 1735–45
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British Dictionary definitions for true rib
true rib
noun
any of the upper seven pairs of ribs in man
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