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floating rib

noun

, Anatomy.
  1. one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs.


floating rib

noun

  1. any rib of the lower two pairs of ribs in man, which are not attached to the breastbone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of floating rib1

First recorded in 1825–35

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