rib
rib is a topic covered in the Taber's Medical Dictionary.
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To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.One of a series of 12 pairs of narrow, curved bones extending laterally and anteriorly from the sides of the thoracic vertebrae and forming a part of the skeletal thorax. With the exception of the vertebral ribs, they are connected to the sternum by costal cartilages.
RIB CAGE Anterior view
RIB CAGE
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(rib)
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.One of a series of 12 pairs of narrow, curved bones extending laterally and anteriorly from the sides of the thoracic vertebrae and forming a part of the skeletal thorax. With the exception of the vertebral ribs, they are connected to the sternum by costal cartilages.
RIB CAGE Anterior view
RIB CAGE
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