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floating rib
noun Anatomy.
one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs.
Origin:
1825–35
1825–35
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Floating rib
is always a great word to know.
So is chest. Does it mean:
| the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg, extending from the knee to the ankle |
| the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax |
Collins
World English Dictionary
| floating rib | |
| —n | |
| any rib of the lower two pairs of ribs in man, which are not attached to the breastbone | |
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
floating rib n.
Any of the two lowest pairs of ribs with no anterior attachment to the sternum. Also called vertebral rib.
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