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Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by, the parts between the ribs; as, intercostal respiration, in which the chest is alternately enlarged and contracted by the intercostal muscles.

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  1. a. Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by, the parts between the ribs; as, intercostal respiration, in which the chest is alternately enlarged and contracted by the intercostal muscles.
  2. adj. located or occurring between the ribs
  3. n. muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration
  4. Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by, the parts between the ribs; as, intercostal respiration, in which the chest is alternately enlarged and contracted by the intercostal muscles.
  5. Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by, the partsbetween the ribs; as, intercostal respiration, in which the chest isalternately enlarged and contracted by the intercostal muscles.
  6. j:100 n. muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration a. located or occurring between the ribs