ribb

rib; curved chest bone

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One anatomically accurate curved human rib is emphasized in dark ink beside a small simplified outline of an adult chest showing where that curved bone fits around the side.

noun

rib

RIB/rɪb/

A curved bone supporting the chest.

Etymology

ribOld Englishrib; curved chest bone

Old English ribb already named one of the curved bones forming a partial cage around the body's chief organs. The modern anatomical meaning preserves that same use.

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