different between intercostal vs intercostally

English

Etymology

inter- +? costal

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??n.t??k?s.t?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??n.t??k?.st?l/
• Rhymes: -?st?l

Adjective

intercostal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Between the ribs of an animal or person.
2. (nautical) Between the ribs of a boat.

Translations

Noun

intercostal (plural intercostals)

1. (anatomy) The intercostal muscles.
2. (anatomy) Something that is between the ribs of an animal.
3. (nautical) Hull reinforcing inserted between frames or bulkheads of a boat.

Related terms

• intercostalis

Translations

Anagrams

• trilactones

Catalan

Etymology

inter- +? costal

Adjective

intercostal (masculine and feminine plural intercostals)

1. (anatomy) intercostal

Further reading

• “intercostal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “intercostal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “intercostal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “intercostal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Romanian

Etymology

From French intercostal

Adjective

intercostal m or n (feminine singular intercostal?, masculine plural intercostali, feminine and neuter plural intercostale)

1. intercostal

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

inter- +? costal

Adjective

intercostal (plural intercostales)

1. (anatomy) intercostal

Noun

intercostal m (plural intercostales)

1. (anatomy) intercostal

Derived terms

• intercostal interno
• intercostal externo
• intercostal medio
• intercostobraquial

Further reading

• “intercostal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

intercostal +? -ly

Adverb

intercostally (not comparable)

1. In an intercostal way.