MUSCULUS INTERCOSTALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does musculus intercostalis mean? 

• MUSCULUS INTERCOSTALIS (noun)
  The noun MUSCULUS INTERCOSTALIS has 1 sense:

1. muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration

  Familiarity information: MUSCULUS INTERCOSTALIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUSCULUS INTERCOSTALIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

intercostal; intercostal muscle; musculus intercostalis

Hypernyms ("musculus intercostalis" is a kind of...):

skeletal muscle; striated muscle (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)