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floating rib

n.

A false rib whose anterior end is unattached. The lowest two pairs of human ribs are floating ribs.

floating rib

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any rib of the lower two pairs of ribs in man, which are not attached to the breastbone

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There are twelve ribs, you know, and the two lower ones are called floating ribs, because they are not fastened to the breastbone.

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