Rippe

Definitions of Rippe
  1. noun
    any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
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    type of:
    Gebein, Knochen
    rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
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