intercostalis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An intercostal muscle.

Word forms

intercostalis intercostales

Etymology

Ellipsis of musculus intercostalis, the singular of musculi intercostales; in medical English, these terms, like the many other internationally standardized anatomical terms, are naturalized from New Latin as unadapted borrowings.

Synonyms

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