intercostal muscle — n any of the short muscles that extend between the ribs filling in most of the intervals between them and serving to move the ribs in respiration: a) any of 11 muscles on each side between the vertebrae and the junction of the ribs and their… … Medical dictionary
Intercostal muscle — Infobox Muscle Name = Intercostal muscle Latin = GraySubject = 117 GrayPage = 403 Caption = Deep muscles of the chest and front of the arm, with the boundaries of the axilla. Caption2 = Origin = ribs 1 11 Insertion = ribs 2 12 | heh Blood =… … Wikipedia
intercostal muscle — UK [ˌɪntə(r)kɒst(ə)l ˈmʌs(ə)l] / US [ˌɪntərkɑst(ə)l ˈmʌs(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms intercostal muscle : singular intercostal muscle plural intercostal muscles medical one of the muscles between your ribs … English dictionary
Innermost intercostal muscle — Latin musculus intercostalis intimus Origin Upper border of a rib Insertion Inferior border of the rib above Artery … Wikipedia
external intercostal muscle — n INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE (a) called also external intercostal … Medical dictionary
internal intercostal muscle — n INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE (b) called also internal intercostal … Medical dictionary
Intercostal — means between the ribs . It can refer to: * Intercostal muscle * Highest intercostal vein * Intercostal arteries … Wikipedia
intercostal Anatomy — [ˌɪntə kɒst(ə)l] adjective situated between the ribs. noun an intercostal muscle. Derivatives intercostally adverb … English new terms dictionary
intercostal — [in΄tər käs′təl, in΄tərkôs′təl] adj. between the ribs n. an intercostal muscle, etc. intercostally adv … English World dictionary
Intercostal nerves — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = nervi intercostales GraySubject = 211 GrayPage = 945 Caption = Diagram of the course and branches of a typical intercostal nerve. Caption2 = Intercostal nerves, the superficial muscles having been removed.… … Wikipedia
