- intercostal nerve
- intercostal nerve n any of 11 nerves on each side of which each is an anterior division of a thoracic nerve lying between a pair of adjacent ribs
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intercostal nerve
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intercostal nerve — noun : one of the anterior divisions of the thoracic nerves that lie in the intercostal spaces … Useful english dictionary
Lateral abdominal cutaneous branch of intercostal nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = ramus cutaneus lateralis abdominalis nervi intercostalis GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Distribution of cutaneous nerves. Ventral aspect. Lateral cutaneous branches labeled at center right. Caption2 =… … Wikipedia
intercostal block — intercostal nerve block regional anesthesia produced by blocking intercostal nerves with a local anesthetic … Medical dictionary
Intercostal nerves — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = nervi intercostales GraySubject = 211 GrayPage = 945 Caption = Diagram of the course and branches of a typical intercostal nerve. Caption2 = Intercostal nerves, the superficial muscles having been removed.… … Wikipedia
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
Intercostal space — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = spatium intercostale GraySubject = 28 GrayPage = 123 Caption = Intercostal spaces, viewed from the left. Caption2 = Sternocostal and interchondral articulations. Anterior view. System = MeshName =… … Wikipedia
Intercostal muscle — Infobox Muscle Name = Intercostal muscle Latin = GraySubject = 117 GrayPage = 403 Caption = Deep muscles of the chest and front of the arm, with the boundaries of the axilla. Caption2 = Origin = ribs 1 11 Insertion = ribs 2 12 | heh Blood =… … Wikipedia
intercostal — Between the ribs. [inter + L. costa, rib] * * * in·ter·cos·tal .int ər käs təl adj situated or extending between the ribs <intercostal vessels> <intercostal spaces> intercostal n an intercostal part or structure (as a muscle or nerve) … Medical dictionary
Posterior ramus of spinal nerve — Nerve: Dorsal ramus of spinal nerve Diagram of the course and branches of a typical intercostal nerve. (Posterior division labeled at upper right.) … Wikipedia
Nerve plexus — Spinal nerve Cervical plexus … Wikipedia
