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intercostalis

intercostalis noun: an intercostal muscle.

Noun

intercostalis (plural intercostales)

  1. An intercostal muscle.
    Synonyms:
    intercostal

Synonyms of intercostalis

Forms of intercostalis

pluralintercostales

Origin of intercostalis

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.

Questions about intercostalis

What does intercostalis mean?
Intercostalis means an intercostal muscle.
What part of speech is intercostalis?
Intercostalis is a noun.
What is the plural of intercostalis?
The plural of intercostalis is intercostales.

Words near intercostalis in the dictionary

  1. intercosmic
  2. intercostal
  3. intercostal space
  4. intercostal spaces
  5. intercostales
  6. intercostalis
  7. intercostally
  8. intercostals
  9. intercostobrachial
  10. intercotylar
  11. intercotyledonary

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