intercostal muscle intercostally • intercostal vein · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · intercostal muscle · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 18 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration. Synonyms: intercostal, intercostal muscle, musculus intercostalis. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · intercostal · · Synonym 1 musculus intercostalis · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075