Additional thoracic bones
Extra ribs are additional rib bones beyond the typical human count of twelve pairs.
Cervical ribs, attached to the neck vertebrae, occur in about one percent of people and can cause nerve compression.
Lumbar ribs, attached below the twelfth thoracic vertebra, are rarer.
In cooking, extra ribs simply means ordering more: Let's get some extra ribs for the table.
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Additional thoracic bones
Extra ribs are additional rib bones beyond the typical human count of twelve pairs.
Cervical ribs, attached to the neck vertebrae, occur in about one percent of people and can cause nerve compression.
Lumbar ribs, attached below the twelfth thoracic vertebra, are rarer.
In cooking, extra ribs simply means ordering more: Let's get some extra ribs for the table.
Related — cervical (Of the neck); thoracic (Of the chest region); floating (Staying atop liquid); spare · Adam · Eve · barbecue · dry rub · low and slow · rack · cage · sternum · vertebrae
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