Definition for floating rib - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	floating rib (float\|ing rib) noun any of the lower ribs which are not attached directly to the breastbone. Also called false rib.		More words in this category amniotic fluid buccinator carotid cranium croup 2 crypt dilate distal ear 1 gum 2 lateral olivary optic cup orbicular peripheral premotor sebaceous spleen thread vein trunk Nearby Words floatel floater floating floating charge floating cloche floating debt floating dock floating holiday floating kidney floating rib floating voter floating-point floatplane floaty floc floccinaucinihilipilification floccose flocculant flocculate