intercostal

Adjective
  1. Located or occurring between the ribs (synset 302715719)
    "intercostal muscles"
    referred to in: anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
Noun
  1. Muscles between the ribs;
    They contract during inspiration (synset 105559920)
    is a type of: skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
    same as: intercostal muscle, musculus intercostalis

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