| Pronunciation: | | `intur'kâstl
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| Matching Terms: | | intercostal artery, intercostal muscle, intercostal muscles, intercostal vein
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- [n] muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration
- [adj] (anatomy) located or occurring between the ribs; "intercostal muscles"
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| | Synonyms: | | intercostal muscle, musculus intercostalis |
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| | See Also: | | skeletal muscle |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In`ter*cos"tal\, a. (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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