subcostalis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of muscular and aponeurotic fasciculi, usually well-developed only in the lower part of the thorax; each originates from the inner surface of one rib, and is inserted into the inner surface of the second or third rib below, near its angle.

Word forms

subcostalis subcostales

Etymology

From sub- + Latin costalis.

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