Usually means: Muscles that elevate the ribs.
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  1. External intercostal muscles: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  2. intercostal muscles, external: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. intercostal muscles, external: Encyclopedia

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  3. External intercostal muscles, intercostal muscles, external, External intercostal muscles: Medical dictionary

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▸ noun:  The external intercostal muscles or external intercostals (intercostales externi) are eleven in number on both sides.


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