NOUN | body | musculus intercostalis, intercostal, intercostal muscle | muscles between the ribs |
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Meaning | muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration. | |
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Synonyms | intercostal, intercostal muscle | |
Broader | skeletal muscle, striated muscle | A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton |
Spanish | intercostal, músculo intercostal, musculus intercostalis | |
Catalan | intercostal, múscul intercostal, músculs intercostals, musculus intercostalis |
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