intercostal

About 1.13 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Between the ribs of an animal or person.
2. adjective Between the ribs of a boat.
3. noun Any of the intercostal muscles.
4. noun Something that is between the ribs of an animal.
5. noun Hull reinforcing inserted between frames or bulkheads of a boat.

Similar words

intercostal muscle musculus intercostalis intracostal subcostal infracostal postcostal retrocostal extracostal intersternal pericostal

Often followed by

space muscles spaces nerves nerve arteries muscle and artery neuralgia

Word family

intercostals