intercostal

English Thesaurus

1. muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration (noun.body)

hypernym	:	skeletal muscle, striated muscle,
definition	:	a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes (noun.body)

2. located or occurring between the ribs (adj.pert)

domain category	:	anatomy, general anatomy,
definition	:	the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals (noun.cognition)

3. muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration (noun.body)

derivation	:	intercostal,
definition	:	located or occurring between the ribs (adj.pert)

4. located or occurring between the ribs (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	costa, rib,
definition	:	any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates) (noun.body)

derivation	:	intercostal, intercostal muscle, musculus intercostalis,
definition	:	muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration (noun.body)

5. muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration (noun.body)

derivation	:	intercostal,
definition	:	located or occurring between the ribs (adj.pert)

6. located or occurring between the ribs (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	costa, rib,
definition	:	any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates) (noun.body)

derivation	:	intercostal, intercostal muscle, musculus intercostalis,
definition	:	muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration (noun.body)