intercostal muscle vs skeletal muscle

intercostal muscle and skeletal muscle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intercostal muscle	Yes	No	No	No
skeletal muscle	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, skeletal muscle is a hypernym of intercostal muscle; that is, skeletal muscle is a word with a broader meaning than intercostal muscle:

intercostal muscle: muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration
skeletal muscle: a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes

Other hypernyms of intercostal muscle include striated muscle.

intercostal muscle (noun)	skeletal muscle (noun)
muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration	a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes

intercostal muscle vs skeletal muscle

intercostal muscle and skeletal muscle both are nouns.

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