thorax

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tho·rax ˈthȯr-ˌaks How to pronounce thorax (audio)

plural thoraxes or thoraces ˈthȯr-ə-ˌsēz How to pronounce thorax (audio)

: the part of the vertebrate body between the neck and the abdomen

If you count the vertebrae in the necks and thoraxes of mice and chickens, you will find that a mouse has seven neck and 13 thoracic vertebrae, a chicken 14 and seven, respectively.

Matt Ridley

also : thoracic cavity

The thorax is evaluated for fluid at the flanks and for pneumothorax anteriorly.

Christoper L. Moore

: the middle of the three chief divisions of the body of an insect

Of nearly a million described species of insects, none has a biramous appendage, and nearly all have exactly three pairs of limbs on the thorax.

Stephen Jay Gould

This haunting pitch issues from drum tissue stretched over the thorax of the male annual cicada …

Ted Williams

also : the corresponding part of a crustacean or an arachnid

The brown recluse spider … is brown and has fuzzy body hair and a dark violin- or pear-shaped band on the dorsum of its thorax.

Peter F. Weller

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Each have six legs, three body parts (head, thorax and abdomen) and four wings.

Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 Crystals had started to progress over its head and thorax.

Henry Wismayer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 Crystals had started to progress over its head and thorax.

Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Trubridge arrives, wearing sunglasses and headphones, his lean spider limbs dangling from the oversize thorax that is his chest.

James Nestor, Outside Online, 25 Jan. 2012 The dorsal side of her thorax is covered in bugs, perhaps parasites.

oregonlive, 1 May 2022 Soft airs possess the potency to mitigate the barbaric thorax.

Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021 Sánchez said the girl had been stabbed approximately 12 times in the area around her thorax, and the boy had 17 stab wounds in a similar area.

Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2021 This action also decreases the pressure in your thorax (space inside your rib cage), which creates the force that pulls air into your lungs — without requiring extra upper-body effort and upward movement.

Dana Santas, CNN, 23 June 2021 See More

Medical Definition

thorax

noun

tho·rax ˈthō(ə)r-ˌaks, ˈthȯ(ə)r- How to pronounce thorax (audio)

plural thoraxes or thoraces ˈthōr-ə-ˌsēz, ˈthȯr- How to pronounce thorax (audio)

: the part of the mammalian body that is situated between the neck and the abdomen and supported by the ribs, costal cartilages, and sternum

also : thoracic cavity

: the middle of the three chief divisions of the body of an insect

also : the corresponding part of a crustacean or an arachnid

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释义	thorax noun tho·rax ˈthȯr-ˌaks plural thoraxes or thoraces ˈthȯr-ə-ˌsēz 1 : the part of the vertebrate body between the neck and the abdomen If you count the vertebrae in the necks and thoraxes of mice and chickens, you will find that a mouse has seven neck and 13 thoracic vertebrae, a chicken 14 and seven, respectively. Matt Ridley also : thoracic cavity The thorax is evaluated for fluid at the flanks and for pneumothorax anteriorly. Christoper L. Moore 2 : the middle of the three chief divisions of the body of an insect Of nearly a million described species of insects, none has a biramous appendage, and nearly all have exactly three pairs of limbs on the thorax. Stephen Jay Gould This haunting pitch issues from drum tissue stretched over the thorax of the male annual cicada … Ted Williams also : the corresponding part of a crustacean or an arachnid The brown recluse spider … is brown and has fuzzy body hair and a dark violin- or pear-shaped band on the dorsum of its thorax. Peter F. Weller Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Each have six legs, three body parts (head, thorax and abdomen) and four wings. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 Crystals had started to progress over its head and thorax. Henry Wismayer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 Crystals had started to progress over its head and thorax. Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Trubridge arrives, wearing sunglasses and headphones, his lean spider limbs dangling from the oversize thorax that is his chest. James Nestor, Outside Online, 25 Jan. 2012 The dorsal side of her thorax is covered in bugs, perhaps parasites. oregonlive, 1 May 2022 Soft airs possess the potency to mitigate the barbaric thorax. Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021 Sánchez said the girl had been stabbed approximately 12 times in the area around her thorax, and the boy had 17 stab wounds in a similar area. Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2021 This action also decreases the pressure in your thorax (space inside your rib cage), which creates the force that pulls air into your lungs — without requiring extra upper-body effort and upward movement. Dana Santas, CNN, 23 June 2021 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Latin thorac-, thorax breastplate, thorax, from Greek thōrak-, thōrax First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition thorax noun tho·rax ˈthȯr-ˌaks plural thoraxes or thoraces ˈthȯr-ə-ˌsēz 1 : the part of the body of a mammal that lies between the neck and the abdomen and contains the heart and lungs 2 : the middle of the three main divisions of the body of an insect Medical Definition thorax noun tho·rax ˈthō(ə)r-ˌaks, ˈthȯ(ə)r- plural thoraxes or thoraces ˈthōr-ə-ˌsēz, ˈthȯr- 1 : the part of the mammalian body that is situated between the neck and the abdomen and supported by the ribs, costal cartilages, and sternum also : thoracic cavity 2 : the middle of the three chief divisions of the body of an insect also : the corresponding part of a crustacean or an arachnid thoraxes noun variants or thoraces plural of thorax as in abdomens Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance abdomens stomachs tummies bellies waists midriffs breadbaskets guts solar plexuses potbellies paunches middles
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