Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D007366
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Preferred Name

Intercostal Muscles

Definitions
Respiratory muscles that arise from the lower border of one rib and insert into the upper border of the adjoining rib, and contract during inspiration or respiration. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
Synonyms
Intercostal Muscle
Muscles, Intercostal
Muscle, Intercostal
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