true ribs I-VII

true ribs [I-VII]

[TA] seven upper ribs on either side whose cartilages articulate directly with the sternum. Synonym(s): costae verae [I-VII] [TA], vertebrosternal ribs

true ribs [I-VII]

(trū ribz) [TA] Seven upper ribs on either side; their cartilages articulate directly with the sternum.
Synonym(s): costae verae [TA] .