INTERCOSTAL

adj. In-tur-koils't1l. Lat.. intercostal is (from inter, between, and costa, a rib). Fr., i. Ger., i., zwischen den Rippen liegend, Zwischenrippen-. Situated between the ribs; as a n., a nerve, artery, etc., so situated. [C.] Aortic i's. See Aortic i. ARTERIES. [s. 469]