intercostalis

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noun

An intercostal muscle.

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Meanings

nounintercostalis (plural intercostales)

plural intercostales

  1. anatomyAn intercostal muscle.

    Synonyms: intercostal

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn intercostal muscle.

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Origin

Ellipsis of musculus intercostalis, the singular of musculi intercostales; in medical English, these terms, like the many other internationally standardized anatomical terms, are naturalized from New Latin as unadapted borrowings.

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APA

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

MLA

“intercostalis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intercostalis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intercostalis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intercostalis.

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