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Rib
(ضِلْعٌ)
من موسوعة المصطلحات الإسلامية
المعنى الاصطلاحي
The curved bones that form the rib cage and side bones.
الشرح المختصر
The human body contains 24 "duloo‘" (sing. dil‘: rib); 12 of them form the rib cage, with their ends meeting in the chest, and 12 are below them in the sides.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر
"Dil‘": the curved bones in the chest and sides of the body. Original meaning of "dal‘": curvature and slanting.