"Intercostal Muscles" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Respiratory muscles that arise from the lower border of one rib and insert into the upper border of the adjoining rib, and contract during inspiration or respiration. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D007366
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.567.900.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Intercostal Muscles- Intercostal Muscles
- Intercostal Muscle
- Muscle, Intercostal
- Muscles, Intercostal
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