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intercostal
[ in-ter-kos-tl, -kaw-stl ]
adjective
- pertaining to muscles, parts, or intervals between the ribs.
- situated between the ribs.
- Shipbuilding. noting a structural member situated between or divided by continuous members, as frames or keelsons.
noun
- an intercostal muscle, member, or space.
intercostal
/ ˌɪԳəˈɒə /
adjective
- anatomy between the ribs
intercostal muscles
Other Word Forms
- t·Dzt· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of intercostal1
Word History and Origins
Origin of intercostal1
Example Sentences
After feeling his side cramp up in the Dodgers’ decisive Game 5 win over the San Diego Padres in the National League Division Series, doctors determined he had injured his intercostal muscle.
Reliever Michael Grove was put on the 15-day IL because of a right intercostal muscle strain, an injury that is not expected to sideline the right-hander for more than a few weeks.
Third baseman Austin Riley is day to day with a left intercostal strain, and catcher Sean Murphy remains on the 10-day injured list with an oblique injury after he got hurt on opening day.
She referred to their hip joints and femur bones, their side intercostals and adductors.
Wendle has been on the injured list since April 4 with a right intercostal strain.
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