Definition of Intercostal

1. Adjective. Located or occurring between the ribs. "Intercostal muscles"

Category relationships: Anatomy, General Anatomy
Partainyms: Rib

2. Noun. Muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration.

Definition of Intercostal

1. a. Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by, the parts between the ribs; as, intercostal respiration, in which the chest is alternately enlarged and contracted by the intercostal muscles.

Definition of Intercostal

1. Adjective. (anatomy) Between the ribs of an animal or person. ¹

2. Adjective. (nautical) Between the ribs of a boat. ¹

3. Noun. (anatomy) The intercostal muscles. ¹

4. Noun. (anatomy) Something that is between the ribs of an animal. ¹

5. Noun. (nautical) Hull reinforcing inserted between frames or bulkheads of a boat. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Intercostal

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Intercostal

1. Situated between the ribs. Origin: L. Costa = rib This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Intercostal

interconverted
interconvertible
interconverting
interconverts
intercooler
intercoolers
intercornual ligament
intercorporate
intercorrelate
intercorrelated
intercorrelates
intercorrelating
intercorrelation
intercorrelations
intercortical
intercostal (current term)
intercostal anaesthesia
intercostal arteries
intercostal artery
intercostal ligaments
intercostal lymph nodes
intercostal membranes
intercostal muscle
intercostal muscles
intercostal nerves
intercostal neuralgia
intercostal space
intercostal vein
intercostal veins
intercostally

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