subcostales

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A form of subcostalis — Any of a group of muscular and aponeurotic fasciculi, usually well-developed only in the lower part of the thorax; each originates from the inner surface of one rib, and is inserted into the inner surface of the second or third rib below, near its angle.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of subcostalis
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