Intercostal
/ˌɪn.tərˈkɒs.təl/noun
Located or occurring between the ribs.
Did you know?Intercostal comes from Latin inter- (“between”) + costa (“rib”), and that same costa root also gave English the eerie word costal, still used in anatomy for anything rib-related.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
intercostalis
“between the ribs”
Latin
Latin
inter- + costa
“between + rib”
Late Latin
Latin
intercostālis
“pertaining to the space between the ribs”
Middle English
English
intercostal
“in or of the region between the ribs”
Modern English
English
intercostal
“located between the ribs”
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