Radiology Lexicon

Last uploaded: November 20, 2020
Preferred Name

intercostal muscle

Synonyms
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) [MeSH]

ID

http://radlex.org/RID/RID2489

Definition

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) [MeSH]

label

RID2489

Preferred_name

intercostal muscle

Preferred_name_German

Musculus intercostalis

prefixIRI

RID2489

UMLS_ID

C0021724

subClassOf

http://radlex.org/RID/RID39497

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