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• Rib — This article is about the part of the skeleton. For other uses, see Rib (disambiguation). Single human rib detail The …   Wikipedia

• Rib (aircraft) — Rib Wing ribs of a de Havilland DH.60 Moth In an aircraft, ribs are forming elements of the structure of a wing, especially in traditional construction. By analogy with the anatomical definition of rib , the ribs attach to the main spar, and …   Wikipedia

• Rib fracture — Classification and external resources An X ray showing multiple old fractured ribs of the person s left side as marked by the oval. ICD 10 S …   Wikipedia

• rib cage — rib cages also ribcage N COUNT Your rib cage is the structure of ribs in your chest. It protects your lungs and other organs …   English dictionary

• rib cage — n the structure of ↑ribs in your chest …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rib cage — n. the cagelike structure of the body formed by the ribs …   English World dictionary

• Rib — One of the 12 paired arches of bone which form the skeletal structure of the chest wall (the rib cage). The ribs attach to the building blocks of the spine (vertebrae) in the back. The 12 pairs of ribs consist of: True ribs: The first seven ribs… …   Medical dictionary

• rib — rib1 [rıb] n ↑backbone, ↑breastbone, ↑collarbone, ↑kneecap, ↑pelvis, ↑skull, ↑spine, ↑rib [: Old English;] 1.) one of the 12 pairs of curved bones that surround your chest ▪ She was ta …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rib — 1 noun (C) 1 one of the 12 pairs of curved bones that surround your chest: He broke a rib in the accident. 2 a piece of meat that includes an animal s rib: barbecued ribs 3 a curved piece of wood, metal etc that is used as part of the structure… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• rib cage — noun the bony enclosing wall of the chest (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal structure • Part Holonyms: ↑thorax, ↑chest, ↑pectus, ↑axial skeleton * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• rib — n. & v. n. 1 each of the curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine and protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs. 2 a joint of meat from this part of an animal. 3 a ridge or long raised piece often of stronger or thicker material across… …   Useful english dictionary