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intercostal

In anatomy, the nerves, blood vessels, and muscles that lie between the ribs.



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As this awareness goes into the compressed side, the intercostal muscles begin to stretch making more room for the lungs and ribs to expand.
He was taken off the 15-day disabled list with a strained right intercostal muscle 10 days ago.
[11,12] PCA activity is also positively correlated with the activity of accessory inspiratory muscles, such as the infrahyoid and intercostal muscles.
 
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