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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•cos•tal (in′tər kos′tl, -kô′stl),USA pronunciation adj. - pertaining to muscles, parts, or intervals between the ribs.
- situated between the ribs.
- Nautical, Naval Terms[Shipbuilding.]noting a structural member situated between or divided by continuous members, as frames or keelsons.
n. - an intercostal muscle, member, or space.
- Neo-Latin intercostālis. See inter-, costal
- 1590–1600
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