noun
muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration
• Syn: ↑intercostal, ↑musculus intercostalis
• Derivationally related forms: ↑intercostal (for: ↑intercostal)
• Hypernyms: ↑skeletal muscle, ↑striated muscle
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noun : any of the short muscles that extend between the ribs filling in most of the intervals between them and serving to move the ribs in respiration
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intercostal muscle UK [ˌɪntə(r)kɒst(ə)l ˈmʌs(ə)l] US [ˌɪntərkɑst(ə)l ˈmʌs(ə)l] noun [countable] [singular intercostal muscle plural intercostal muscles] medical
one of the muscles between your ribs
Thesaurus: muscles and tendonshyponym
Useful english dictionary. 2012.