intercostal muscle vs striated muscle

intercostal muscle and striated muscle both are nouns.

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

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

intercostal muscle: muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration
striated 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 skeletal muscle.

intercostal muscle (noun)	striated 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 striated muscle

intercostal muscle and striated muscle both are nouns.

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