The segment of the rib that connects to a vertebra[MP]. a small part of the rib composed of the head, neck, tuberculum and a short proximal part of the body[PMID]. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15906248 MP:0000152 ]
Synonyms: proximal rib proximal rib segment proximal part of rib
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