Medical Dictionary

iliocostalis thoracis

noun iliocostalis tho·ra·cis \-thə-ˈrā-səs\

Medical Definition of ILIOCOSTALIS THORACIS

:  a muscle that extends from the lower to the upper ribs and acts to draw the trunk to the same side and to approximate the ribs

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