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intercostal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Intercostal means "between the ribs". It can
refer to:
Intercostal muscle Highest intercostal vein...
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intercostal muscles comprise many
different groups of
muscles that run
between the ribs, and help form and move the
chest wall. The
intercostal muscles...
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intercostal nerves are part of the
somatic nervous system, and
arise from the
anterior rami of the
thoracic spinal nerves from T1 to T11. The intercostal...
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superior to it.
several kinds of
intercostal muscle intercostal arteries and
intercostal veins intercostal lymph nodes intercostal nerves There are 3 muscular...
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intercostal arteries are a
group of
arteries p****ing
within an
intercostal space (the
space between two
adjacent ribs).
There are 9
anterior and 11...
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Intercostal vessels may
refer to:
Intercostal arteries Posterior intercostal arteries Highest intercostal artery Anterior intercostal branches of internal...
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torso or
trunk is an
anatomical term for the
central part, or the core, of the body of many
animals (including
human beings), from
which the head,...
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chest tube (also
chest drain,
thoracic catheter, tube
thoracostomy or
intercostal drain) is a
surgical drain that is
inserted through the
chest wall and...
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internal intercostal muscles (intercostales interni) are a
group of
skeletal muscles located between the ribs. They are
eleven in
number on either...
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contraction of the
thoracic cavity. The
diaphragm and, to a
lesser extent, the
intercostal muscles drive respiration during quiet breathing. The
elasticity of these...
