floating rib

noun

Either of the two lowermost (the eleventh and twelfth) pairs of ribs, which are attached only to the vertebrae and not to the sternum or its cartilage.

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Meanings

nounfloating rib (plural floating ribs)

plural floating ribs

  1. Either of the two lowermost (the eleventh and twelfth) pairs of ribs, which are attached only to the vertebrae and not to the sternum or its cartilage.

Translations

Spanish costilla flotante
  • costilla flotanteTranslations
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APA

floating rib. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floating%20rib

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“floating rib.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floating%20rib. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “floating rib,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floating%20rib.

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