Word: intercostals
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: in
ter
co
stals
Definition: Plural of intercostal; muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration
Morphemes:
Affix: inter-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: between, amid, among, during, within, mutual, reciprocal
Etymology Compounds: Affix: inter-
Language: la
Decoded: inter-
Meaning: between, amid
Affix: costal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Pertaining to a rib; 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)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: costa
Language: la
Decoded: costa
Meaning: rib
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).