floating rib

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Synonyms: floating ribs

Antonyms: floating ribs

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Noun

1. Either of the two lowermost (the eleventh and twelfth) [[pair]]s of [[rib]]s, which are attached only to the [[vertebra]]e and not to the [[sternum]] or its [[cartilage]].

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