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nounmuscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration
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"intercostal muscles"adjectivelocated or occurring between the ribs
Definition that contains intercostal
- vena hemiazygos accessoria a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein
- arteria intercostalis several arteries and supplying the intercostal spaces of the rib cage
- intercostal vein several veins draining the intercostal spaces of the rib cage
- vena intercostalis several veins draining the intercostal spaces of the rib cage
- arteria musculophrenica an artery that supplies the abdomen and intercostal muscles
- musculophrenic artery an artery that supplies the abdomen and intercostal muscles
- accessory hemiazygos vein a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein
- vena musculophrenica veins that drain the upper abdominal wall and the lower intercostal spaces and the abdomen
- costoaxillary vein one of several veins connecting intercostal veins with the lateral thoracic vein or the thoracoepigastric vein
- musculophrenic vein veins that drain the upper abdominal wall and the lower intercostal spaces and the abdomen