What is a flanged rib?

What is a flanged rib?

As nouns the difference between rib and flange is that rib is any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum while flange is an external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.

What causes floating ribs in dogs?

3. Floating ribs. Some dogs, often Dachshunds, have extra ribs sticking out that feel like tumors under the skin or have weird cartilage at the ends of their ribs that make them flare out funny