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floating rib

floating rib noun: either of the two lowermost (the eleventh and twelfth) pairs of ribs, which are attached only to the vertebrae and not to the sternum or its cartilage.

Noun

floating rib (plural floating ribs)

  1. Either of the two lowermost (the eleventh and twelfth) pairs of ribs, which are attached only to the vertebrae and not to the sternum or its cartilage.

floating rib meaning in Tamil

floating rib in Tamil

மிதக்கும் வில், மிதக்கும் விலாவென்பு, மிதக்கும் விலாவெலும்பு

Forms of floating rib

pluralfloating ribs

Questions about floating rib

What does floating rib mean?
Floating rib means either of the two lowermost (the eleventh and twelfth) pairs of ribs, which are attached only to the vertebrae and not to the sternum or its cartilage.
What is floating rib in Tamil?
Floating rib in Tamil is மிதக்கும் வில், மிதக்கும் விலாவென்பு, மிதக்கும் விலாவெலும்பு. See Floating rib meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is floating rib?
Floating rib is a noun.
What is the plural of floating rib?
The plural of floating rib is floating ribs.

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