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true rib

noun

, Anatomy.
  1. one member of the first seven pairs of ribs that are attached in humans to the sternum by costal cartilages.

true rib

noun

  1. any of the upper seven pairs of ribs in man

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Origin of true rib1

First recorded in 1735–45

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