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floating rib meaning in Tamil

மிதக்கும் வில்

floating rib in Tamil: மிதக்கும் வில், மிதக்கும் விலாவென்பு, மிதக்கும் விலாவெலும்பு. In English, 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.

Tamil words for floating rib

மிதக்கும் வில், மிதக்கும் விலாவென்பு, மிதக்கும் விலாவெலும்பு

English meaning of floating rib

  1. 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.

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Questions about floating rib in Tamil

What is the meaning of floating rib in Tamil?
Floating rib in Tamil is மிதக்கும் வில், மிதக்கும் விலாவென்பு, மிதக்கும் விலாவெலும்பு.
floating rib என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Floating rib: மிதக்கும் வில், மிதக்கும் விலாவென்பு, மிதக்கும் விலாவெலும்பு.
What does floating rib mean in English?
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.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: floating rib (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: floating rib (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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