Rib — One of the 12 paired arches of bone which form the skeletal structure of the chest wall (the rib cage). The ribs attach to the building blocks of the spine (vertebrae) in the back. The 12 pairs of ribs consist of: True ribs: The first seven ribs… … Medical dictionary
rib — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t., informal, tease, kid, razz (inf.), roast (inf.). See wit. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [One part of the bony frame of the thorax] Syn. true rib, false rib, floating rib, slat*, slab*, rod*, floater*; see … English dictionary for students
Floating rib — The four floating ribs (indicated with red arrows) … Wikipedia
Rib — Rib, n. [AS. rib, ribb; akin to D. rib, G. rippe, OHG. rippa, rippi, Dan. ribbe, Icel. rif, Russ. rebro.] 1. (Anat.) One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax. [1913 Webster] Note: In… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rib grass — Rib Rib, n. [AS. rib, ribb; akin to D. rib, G. rippe, OHG. rippa, rippi, Dan. ribbe, Icel. rif, Russ. rebro.] 1. (Anat.) One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax. [1913 Webster] Note … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rib — [rib] n. [ME ribbe < OE rib, akin to ON rif, Ger rippe < IE base * rebh , to arch over, roof over > Gr ereptein, to crown, OSlav rebro, rib] 1. any of the arched bones attached posteriorly to the vertebral column and enclosing the chest… … English World dictionary
Floating rib — One of the last two ribs. A rib is said to be floating if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast bone) or to another rib. There are usually 12 pairs of ribs in all. Each pair of ribs is attached to the building blocks of the spine (the… … Medical dictionary
Rib — This article is about the part of the skeleton. For other uses, see Rib (disambiguation). Single human rib detail The … Wikipedia
floating rib — noun : a rib not connected with the sternum or cartilages of other ribs ventrally, in man being the 11th and 12th on each side * * * ˌfloating ˈrib 7 [floating rib] (also ˌfalse ˈrib) noun … Useful english dictionary
rib — n. 1) to poke smb. in the ribs 2) a false; floating rib 3) (misc.) to break, fracture a rib * * * [rɪb] floating rib fracture a rib (misc.) to break a false to poke smb. in the ribs … Combinatory dictionary
