- floating ribs
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n.the eleventh and twelfth pairs of ribs, not attached to the breastbone or to other ribs but only to the vertebrae
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floating ribs
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Floating ribs — Floating Float ing, a. 1. Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a wreck; floating motes in the air. [1913 Webster] 2. Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating ribs in man and some other animals. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
floating ribs — floating ribs, ribs not attached to the breastbone; the last two pairs of ribs. . See also false ribs. (Cf. ↑false ribs) … Useful english dictionary
floating ribs — n. the eleventh and twelfth pairs of ribs, not attached to the breastbone or to other ribs but only to the vertebrae … English World dictionary
floating ribs — costae fluitantes … Medical dictionary
Floating rib — The four floating ribs (indicated with red arrows) … Wikipedia
Floating — Float ing, a. 1. Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a wreck; floating motes in the air. [1913 Webster] 2. Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating ribs in man and some other animals. [1913 Webster] 3. Not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Floating anchor — Floating Float ing, a. 1. Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a wreck; floating motes in the air. [1913 Webster] 2. Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating ribs in man and some other animals. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Floating battery — Floating Float ing, a. 1. Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a wreck; floating motes in the air. [1913 Webster] 2. Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating ribs in man and some other animals. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Floating bridge — Floating Float ing, a. 1. Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a wreck; floating motes in the air. [1913 Webster] 2. Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating ribs in man and some other animals. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Floating cartilage — Floating Float ing, a. 1. Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a wreck; floating motes in the air. [1913 Webster] 2. Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating ribs in man and some other animals. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
