Intercostal: alternatives and connections

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Intercostal

Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by, the parts between the ribs; as, intercostal respiration, in which the chest is alternately enlarged and contracted by the intercostal muscles.

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Costa 66% connected

A rib of an animal or a human being.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Apophysis noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra