floating rib

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
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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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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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