| intercostal muscles | 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. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| intercostal nerves | The ventral rami of the thoracic nerves from segments t1 through t11. The intercostal nerves supply motor and sensory innervation to the thorax and abdomen. The skin and muscles supplied by a given pair are called, respectively, a dermatome and a myotome. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intercostal neuralgia | Pain in the chest wall due to neuralgia of one or more of the intercostal nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercostal space | An interval between the ribs, occupied by intercostal muscles, veins, arteries and nerves. Synonym: spatium intercostale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercostal veins | See: anterior intercostal veins, posterior intercostal veins, highest intercostal vein, left superior intercostal vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercostobrachial nerves | Lateral cutaneous branches of the second and third intercostal nerves which pass to the skin of the medial side of the arm. Synonym: nervi intercostobrachiales, intercostohumeral nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercostohumeral | Relating to an intercostal space and the arm. See: intercostobrachial nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercostohumeral nerves | Lateral cutaneous branches of the second and third intercostal nerves which pass to the skin of the medial side of the arm. Synonym: nervi intercostobrachiales, intercostohumeral nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercostohumeralis | See: intercostobrachial nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercourse | Communication or dealings between or among people. Origin: L. Intercursus, a running between (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercricothyrotomy | Incision through the skin and cricothyroid membrane for relief of respiratory obstruction; used prior to or in place of tracheotomy in certain emergency respiratory obstructions. Synonym: coniotomy, cricothyroidotomy, inferior laryngotomy, intercricothyrotomy. Origin: cricoid + thyroid + G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercristal | Between two crests, as between the crests of the ilia, applied to one of the pelvic measurements. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercross | The process or result of cross fertilization between different kinds of animals, or different varieties of plants. "We have reason to believe that occasional intercrosses take place with all animals and plants." (Darwin) 1. To cross each other, as lines. 2. <biology> To fertilize by the impregnation of one species or variety by another; to impregnate by a different species or variety. Origin: Intercrossed; Intercrossing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| intercrural | <anatomy> Between crura; applied especially to the interneural plates in the vertebral column of many cartilaginous fishes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| intercrural fibres | Horizontal arched fibres that pass from the inguinal ligament across the medial and lateral crura of the superficial inguinal ring. Synonym: fibrae intercrurales, intercolumnar fasciae, intercolumnar fibres. (05 Mar 2000) |