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true rib
noun
, Anatomy.
- one member of the first seven pairs of ribs that are attached in humans to the sternum by costal cartilages.
true rib
noun
- any of the upper seven pairs of ribs in man
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Word History and Origins
Origin of true rib1
First recorded in 1735–45
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Example Sentences
When the piece is large, as of the South-Down or Cheviot, the gristly parts of the ribs may be divided from the true ribs, and helped separately.
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They have sometimes prominences on the fruit and around the eye, but never true ribs.
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In man, as a rule, there are but twelve vertebræ which develop true ribs.
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The seven upper ribs are united to the sternum, through the medium of cartilages, and are called the true ribs.
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In the highest forms of the Primates, the number of true ribs is seven, but in Hylobates there are sometimes eight pairs.
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