Intercostal

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1. Adjective

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.

2. Noun

muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration
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