false rib in English

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      "form": "false ribs",
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        "plural"
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        "Any of the ribs that do not articulate directly with the sternum, but connect indirectly via cartilage."
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          "sternum",
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          "word": "costilla falsa"
        },
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          "word": "costilla fornacina (desus.)"
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  "word": "false rib"
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    {
      "form": "false ribs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
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        "Any of the ribs that do not articulate directly with the sternum, but connect indirectly via cartilage."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rib",
          "rib"
        ],
        [
          "articulate",
          "articulate"
        ],
        [
          "sternum",
          "sternum"
        ],
        [
          "cartilage",
          "cartilage"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "costilla falsa"
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      "word": "costilla fornacina (desus.)"
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  "word": "false rib"
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"false rib" meaning in English

Noun

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