true rib

Noun

Meaning

true rib (plural true ribs)

A rib attached to the spine and sternum, as opposed to a floating rib.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Hypernyms

costa rib

Examples

In humans the second rib is defined as a true rib since it connects with the sternum through the intervention of the costal cartilage anteriorly (at the front). Source: Internet

The phrase true rib ( Latin costae verae main), or fixed rib, refers to the first seven, or vertebrosternal, rib pairs. Source: Internet

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