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floating rib

 
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–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.  A false rib whose anterior end is unattached. The lowest two pairs of human ribs are floating ribs.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: floating rib
Function: noun
: any rib in the last two pairs of human ribs that have no attachment to the sternum —compare FALSE RIB
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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