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Intercostal   Listen
adjective
Intercostal  adj.  (Anat. & Physiol.) 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.





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"Intercostal" Quotes from Famous Books



... term applied to rheumatism of the intercostal muscles, the apparent symptoms being very similar to those of pleurisy. The animal is stiff, is not inclined to turn around, and the ribs are kept in a fixed state as much as possible. Pleurodynia may be distinguished from pleurisy by the coexistence ...
— Special Report on Diseases of Cattle • U.S. Department of Agriculture


Words linked to "Intercostal" :   rib, skeletal muscle, intercostal artery, anatomy, intercostal muscle, musculus intercostalis


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