- floating rib
- noun Date: 1831 a rib (as one of either of the last two pairs in humans) that has no attachment to the sternum — compare false rib
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Floating rib — The four floating ribs (indicated with red arrows) … Wikipedia
Floating rib — One of the last two ribs. A rib is said to be floating if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast bone) or to another rib. There are usually 12 pairs of ribs in all. Each pair of ribs is attached to the building blocks of the spine (the… … Medical dictionary
floating rib — noun : a rib not connected with the sternum or cartilages of other ribs ventrally, in man being the 11th and 12th on each side * * * ˌfloating ˈrib 7 [floating rib] (also ˌfalse ˈrib) noun … Useful english dictionary
floating rib — n. (Anatomy) rib that is not attached to the sternum (one of the last two ribs) … English contemporary dictionary
floating rib — float′ing rib′ n. anat. any member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, not attached to the sternum or the cartilages of other ribs … From formal English to slang
floating rib — /floʊtɪŋ ˈrɪb/ (say flohting rib) noun one of the two lowest pairs of ribs in humans, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs …
floating rib — Anat. one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs. [1825 35] * * * … Universalium
floating rib — noun any of the lower ribs which are not attached directly to the breastbone … English new terms dictionary
Rib — One of the 12 paired arches of bone which form the skeletal structure of the chest wall (the rib cage). The ribs attach to the building blocks of the spine (vertebrae) in the back. The 12 pairs of ribs consist of: True ribs: The first seven ribs… … Medical dictionary
rib — n. 1) to poke smb. in the ribs 2) a false; floating rib 3) (misc.) to break, fracture a rib * * * [rɪb] floating rib fracture a rib (misc.) to break a false to poke smb. in the ribs … Combinatory dictionary
