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intercostal muscle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-costal -mus-cle
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration

Synonyms

intercostal musculus intercostalis

Questions

What does intercostal muscle mean?
muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration

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