Intercostal muscle Uncommon

Origin: Latin prefix inter-

Definitions

Noun

muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration

intercostal intercostal muscle musculus intercostalis

Related Terms

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

skeletal muscle

Rhyming Words

cle icle secle macle cycle sicle socle uncle zocle circle sarcle boucle surcle guncle mascle oracle acicle icicle nuncle muscle

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