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false rib
noun Anatomy.
any of the lower five ribs on either side of the body, which are not directly attached to the sternum.
Origin:
1490–1500
1490–1500
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False rib
is always a great word to know.
So is floating rib. Does it mean:
| belonging to or lying within a given part of certain muscles or nerves |
| one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs. |
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Medical Dictionary
false rib n.
Any of the five pairs of lower ribs that do not articulate directly with the sternum.
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