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English
Etymology
From inter- + costal.
Pronunciation
Adjective
intercostal (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Between the ribs of an animal or person.
- Coordinate terms: extracostal, infracostal, intracostal, subcostal, supracostal
- (nautical) Between the ribs of a boat.
Derived terms
Translations
anatomy: between the ribs of an animal or person
Noun
intercostal (plural intercostals)
- (anatomy) Any of the intercostal muscles.
- Synonym: intercostalis
- (anatomy) Something that is between the ribs of an animal.
- (nautical) Hull reinforcing inserted between frames or bulkheads of a boat.
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Catalan
Etymology
From inter- + costal.
Adjective
intercostal m or f (masculine and feminine plural intercostals)
- (anatomy) intercostal
Further reading
- “intercostal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies , 2007 April
- “intercostal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “intercostal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “intercostal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From inter- + costal.
Pronunciation
Adjective
intercostal (feminine intercostale, masculine plural intercostaux, feminine plural intercostales)
- intercostal
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French intercostal.
Adjective
intercostal m or n (feminine singular intercostală, masculine plural intercostali, feminine and neuter plural intercostale)
- intercostal
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From inter- + costal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inteɾkosˈtal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: in‧ter‧cos‧tal
Adjective
intercostal m or f (masculine and feminine plural intercostales)
- (anatomy) intercostal
Noun
intercostal m (plural intercostales)
- (anatomy) intercostal
Derived terms
Further reading