intercostalis

English

Etymology

Ellipsis of musculus intercostalis, the singular of musculi intercostales; in medical English, these terms, like the many other internationally standardized anatomical terms, are naturalized from New Latin as unadapted borrowings.

Noun

intercostalis (plural intercostales)

  1. (anatomy, medicine) An intercostal muscle.
    Synonym: intercostal (noun)
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