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interconnection |
intercontinental |
intercontinental ballistic missile |
interconvertible |
intercosmic |
intercostal
| intercostal artery
| intercostal muscle
| intercostal vein
| intercourse
| intercrop
intercostal
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun intercostal has 1 sense
- intercostal(n = noun.body) intercostal muscle, musculus intercostalis - muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration; Array is a kind of skeletal muscle, striated muscle
Derived form adjective intercostal1
Adjective intercostal has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
intercostal, 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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
intercostal, adj. between the ribs (of the body or a ship).
Derivative
intercostally adv.
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