Usually means: Directly connected to the sternum.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word true rib:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. true rib: Merriam-Webster
  2. true rib: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. true rib: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. true rib: Collins English Dictionary
  5. true rib: Vocabulary.com
  6. true rib: Wiktionary
  7. true rib: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. true rib: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. true rib: Dictionary.com
  10. true rib: Rhymezone
  11. true rib: FreeDictionary.org
  12. true rib: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. true rib: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. true rib: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Rib, true, True rib: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  3. true rib: Medical dictionary
  4. Rib, true, True rib: Drug Medical Dictionary

(Note: See true_ribs as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (true rib)

noun:  A rib attached to the spine and sternum, as opposed to a floating rib.

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