true rib
noun Anatomy.
one member of the first seven pairs of ribs that are attached in humans to the sternum by costal cartilages.
Origin of true rib
First recorded in 1735–45
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British Dictionary definitions for true rib
true rib
noun
any of the upper seven pairs of ribs in man
Medical definitions for true rib
true rib
n.
Any of the seven upper pairs of ribs attached to the sternum by costal cartilage.