Defenition of the word thorax

• Defenition of the word thorax

  • The cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart.
  • The middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body.
  • part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
  • the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen; in insects it bears the true legs and wings
  • the part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
  • part of an insect''s body that bears the wings and legs
  • the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
  • the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

Synonyms for the word thorax

• • chest
  • pectus

Meronymys for the word thorax

• • area of cardiac dullness
  • arthropod
  • body
  • breast
  • breastbone
  • chest cavity
  • craniate
  • gallbladder
  • insect
  • musculus pectoralis
  • pecs
  • pectoral
  • pectoral muscle
  • pectoralis
  • rib cage
  • sternum
  • thoracic aorta
  • thoracic cavity
  • thoracic vein
  • torso
  • trunk
  • vena thoracica
  • vertebrate

Hyponyms for the word thorax

• • bust
  • female chest
  • male chest
  • prothorax

Hypernyms for the word thorax

• • body part

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