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true rib
noun
Definition of TRUE RIB
: any of the ribs having costal cartilages connected directly with the sternum and in humans constituting the first seven pairs
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First Known Use of TRUE RIB
1741
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true rib
noun
Medical Definition of TRUE RIB
: any of the ribs having costal cartilages connected directly with the sternum and in humans constituting the first seven pairs—called also vertebrosternal rib
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