rib lever
now rare
noun
A rib functioning as a lever in respiratory (or locomotory) movements.
Origin
Late 19th century.
- paratellurite
- paraterminal
- paratha
- parathecial
- parathecium
- parathesis
- parathetic
- parathion
- parathormone
- parathyroid
- parathyroidal
- parathyroid body
- parathyroidectomize
- parathyroidectomized
- parathyroidectomy
- parathyroid gland
- paratitle
- paratomous
- paratomy
- paratonal
- paratone
- paratonia
- paratonic
- paratracheal
- para-transit