rib cage
noun
: the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting chiefly of the ribs and the structures connecting them
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The creature’s skin was thin enough to produce delicate wrinkles over the rib cage and was dotted with small, pebble-like scales.
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Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Keep your arm close to your body and bring your palm to your rib cage.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
Bring your lower rib cage to the floor; hold for 10 seconds and repeat for 10-15 repetitions.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2025
Henry had separated and broken ribs on his right side, blood on the left side of his rib cage, and light puncture marks on his stomach, as well as severe internal bleeding, according to a police report.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
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Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Keep your arm close to your body and bring your palm to your rib cage.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
Bring your lower rib cage to the floor; hold for 10 seconds and repeat for 10-15 repetitions.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2025
Henry had separated and broken ribs on his right side, blood on the left side of his rib cage, and light puncture marks on his stomach, as well as severe internal bleeding, according to a police report.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rib cage
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“Rib cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rib%20cage. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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