true rib
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nounDefinition of TRUE RIB
: any of the ribs having costal cartilages connected directly with the sternum and in humans constituting the first seven pairs
First Known Use of TRUE RIB
1741
true rib
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of TRUE RIB
: any of the ribs having costal cartilages connected directly with the sternum and in humans constituting the first seven pairs—called also vertebrosternal rib
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