Definition of intercostals Intercostals
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What does intercostals mean?
Wiktionary 
- intercostals (Noun)
Plural of intercostal.
Part of speech
🔤- intercostals, noun, plural of intercostal.
WordNet
NounPlural: intercostals |
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| intercostal - muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration | ||
| intercostal muscle, musculus intercostalis | ||
| skeletal muscle, striated muscle a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes | ||
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| intercostal - located or occurring between the ribs; "intercostal muscles" | ||
| general anatomy, anatomy a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes" | ||
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Wiktionary
- intercostal (Noun)
The intercostal muscles. - intercostal (Noun)
Something that is between the ribs of an animal. - intercostal (Noun)
Hull reinforcing inserted between frames or bulkheads of a boat. - intercostal (Adjective)
Between the ribs of an animal or person. - intercostal (Adjective)
Between the ribs of a boat.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- intercostal (a.)
Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by, the parts between the ribs; as, intercostal respiration, in which the chest is alternately enlarged and contracted by the intercostal muscles.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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intercostal
in-tėr-kost′al, adj. (anat.) lying between the ribs
Part of speech
🔤- intercostal, noun, singular of intercostals.
