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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
/ ˈθɔ˰ùæ°ì²õ /
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
/ ³Ù³óô°ù′ă°ì²õ′ /
, Plural thoraxes ³Ù³óô°ù′ə-²õŧ³ú′
- 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.
thorax
- The part of the body between the neck and diaphragm ; the chest.
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of thorax1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of thorax1
Example Sentences
The first controls the formation of colour pattern on the wings, while the second controls the colouring of the head, thorax and abdomen.
They take these antibiotics from the metapleural gland, which is located on the side of their thorax.
They’re mostly black except for yellow splotches on the top of their thorax and heads.
Some drones got little paper tags containing an individual code as well as a code for the orientation on the thorax.
The probable cause of death was a “violent shock to the thorax caused by a projectile of the ‘flashball’ type,†commonly used by French police for riot control.
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