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Noun Concept
Categories: Bones of the thorax, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918), Articles with permanently dead external links, archived copy as title
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rib cage  floating rib  thoracic cage  false rib  true rib
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The bony enclosing wall of the chest WordNet 3.0
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The bony enclosing wall of the chest WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The rib cage is an endoskeletal enclosure in the thorax of most vertebrate animals that comprises the ribs, vertebral column and sternum, which protects vital organs such as the heart, lungs and great vessels. Wikipedia
A part of the skeleton Wikipedia Disambiguation
A bone in the human rib cage not connected to the sternum Wikipedia Disambiguation
Rib not directly connected to the sternum; e.g. the 8th to 12th ribs in humans Wikidata
A part of the skeleton within the thoracic area consisting of ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae. OmegaWiki
A rib connected only to the vertebra. OmegaWiki
Any of the ribs that do not articulate directly with the sternum, but connect indirectly via cartilage. Wiktionary
Either of the two lowermost (the eleventh and twelfth) pairs of ribs, which are attached only to the vertebrae and not to the sternum or its cartilage. Wiktionary
The enclosed area created by and within the ribs. Wiktionary
A rib attached to the spine and sternum, as opposed to a floating rib. Wiktionary
IS A
skeletal structure
rib
rib cage
HAS PART
sternum
rib
costal cartilage
thoracic vertebra
xiphoid process
PART OF
axial skeleton
thorax
HAS KIND
rib cage
ANATOMICAL LOCATION
thorax
ARTERIAL SUPPLY
intercostal artery
subclavian artery
CONNECTS WITH
spinal column
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Encyclopædia Britannica
FOUND IN TAXON
early modern human
VENOUS DRAINAGE
intercostal vein
subclavian vein
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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rib cage
Wikipedia
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rib cage
Wikidata
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false rib, floating rib, human rib cage, rib cage, true rib
Wiktionary
EN
false rib, floating rib, rib cage, true rib
OmegaWiki
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floating rib, rib cage, thoracic cage
Wikipedia Redirections
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Wikidata Alias
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ribcage, thoracic cage, aateda (ribs)

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