in·ter·cos·tal /ˌɪntɚ/
(a.)脈間的
in·ter·cos·tal /ˌɪntɝˈkɑstḷ/ 形容詞
脊間的,肋間的,脈間的
In·ter·cos·tal a. Anat. & Physiol. Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by, the parts between the ribs; as, intercostal respiration, in which the chest is alternately enlarged and contracted by the intercostal muscles.
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intercostal
adj : located or occurring between the ribs; "intercostal muscles"
n : muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration
[syn: intercostal muscle, musculus intercostalis]