Intercostal

[,intә'kɒstәl]

解释:

(noun.) muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration.

(adj.) located or occurring between the ribs; 'intercostal muscles' .

整理:弗娜--From WordNet

解释:

(a.) Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by, the parts between the ribs; as, intercostal respiration, in which the chest is alternately enlarged and contracted by the intercostal muscles.

埃利奥特录入

解释:

adj. (anat.) lying between the ribs.

手打:苏珊