floating rib
floating rib · floating ribs
Either of the two lowermost pairs of ribs, which are attached only to the vertebrae…Either of the two lowermost (the eleventh and twelfth) pairs of ribs, which are attached only to the vertebrae and not to the sternum or its cartilage.
Meaning
1 sensesEither of the two lowermost (the eleventh and twelfth) pairs of ribs, which are attached only to the vertebrae and not to the sternum or its cartilage.
Translations
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plural: floating ribs| Singular | floating rib |
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