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thorax
[ thawr-aks, thohr- ]
noun
- Anatomy. the part of the trunk in humans and higher vertebrates between the neck and the abdomen, containing the cavity, enclosed by the ribs, sternum, and certain vertebrae, in which the heart, lungs, etc., are situated; chest.
- Zoology. a corresponding part in other animals.
- (in insects) the portion of the body between the head and the abdomen.
thorax
/ ˈθɔːræks /
noun
- the part of the human body enclosed by the ribs
- the corresponding part in other vertebrates
- the part of an insect's body between the head and abdomen, which bears the wings and legs
thorax
/ thôr′ăks′ /
, Plural thoraxes thôr′ə-sēz′
- The upper part of the trunk in vertebrate animals. The thorax includes the rib cage, which encloses the heart and lungs. In mammals, the thorax lies above the abdomen and below the neck.
- The middle division of the body of an insect, to which the wings and legs are attached. The thorax lies between the head and the abdomen.
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Example Sentences
She was severely beaten, with a dozen broken ribs, a lacerated liver, and signs of strangulation that included a fractured thorax.
"There were wounds to the head, and to the thorax," said Dr. Pereira.
The body is very convex:, having the thorax as wide as the abdomen, subquadrate, with very convex sides.
Thorax haud marginatus lateribus haud rotundatis subcylindricus antice angustius, postice sublobatus.
Thorax convexus antice posticeque marginatus lateribus rotundatis haud marginatis.
The head and thorax are of the colour of the wings, their sides and the conical abdomen being rather lighter.
Dr. Ayloff was one of the first to go, with some affection of the muscles of the thorax, which took him painfully at night.
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