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Ribs vs Subcostal - What's the difference?

ribs | subcostal |

As nouns the difference between ribs and subcostal

is that ribs is plural of lang=en while subcostal is a subcostal muscle.

As a verb ribs

is third-person singular of rib.

As an adjective subcostal is

below a rib or the ribs.

ribs

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (rib)

    • Anagrams

    * * *

    subcostal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (anatomy) Below a rib or the ribs
  • # (entomology) Pertaining to the subcosta and/or the area of the wing next to it.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) A subcostal muscle.
  • (zoology) One of the principal nervures of the wings of an insect. It is situated next beneath or behind the costal.

    • Synonyms

    * (part of insect wing) subcosta